Draft:Outline of biomedical engineering

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to biomedical engineering:

What type of thing is biomedical engineering?
Biomedical engineering can be described as all of the following:


 * A branch of science
 * An applied science
 * A branch of engineering
 * A branch of medicine

Branches of biomedical engineering

 * Biomaterials
 * Development of devices which are used to enhance life processes, i.e. Kidney dialysis machines, Artificial heart etc


 * Biomechanics
 * The use of engineering or physics principles to understand the performance of an organism, e.g. Gait analysis


 * Biomedical Imaging
 * The development and/improvement of imaging devices, e.g. X-ray, Magnetic resonance imaging


 * Biosensors and Instrumentation
 * The development of sensors and data collection systems to monitor and provide feedback on human body process, such as DNA drug delivery system,


 * Tissue Engineering
 * This is the developments of mechanism to regrow tissues, mostly through provision of environments in which tissues may grow, e.g. IVF treatment

History of biomedical engineering

 * Main article: History of biomedical engineering