Bioengineering

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Physical Pursuits

Joel Sadler, a former Stanford lecturer in mechanical engineering and co-inventor of the JaipurKnee, takes us through the innovations and business realities of the present and future of prosthetics.

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Visualizing the Sapien Heart Valve

Visualizing the Sapien Heart Valve

Engineered devices and tools designed to repair or replace defective hearts and blood vessels have dramatically reduced the deadly toll of the nation's leading killer during the past 50 years. The hottest property in the cardiac device field today is Edwards Life Sciences' Sapien transcatheter aortic heart valve, the first such device to replace a defective aortic valve without the need for open-heart surgery.

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ASME Medal Winner Clayton Daniel Mote Jr.

ASME Medal Winner Clayton Daniel Mote Jr.

As the 2011 recipient of the ASME Medal, Dr. Mote is honored for remarkable leadership at two major universities and the development of a comprehensive theory describing the dynamics of such flexible moving structures as bands and discs.

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Bioengineering Division (BED)

The Bioengineering Division is focused on the application of mechanical engineering knowledge, skills and principles from conception to the design, development, analysis and operation of biomechanical systems.

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Bioengineering is the science and engineering discipline of developing and improving medical and surgical devices and procedures. Bioengineers are often physicians or surgeons with diverse engineering backgrounds in mechanics, blood chemistry, mathematics, physics, and computer science. Their work includes heart valves, joint replacements, arterial stents, and prostheses. Bioengineers also work with genetic modifications in plants and microorganisms to improve human health and nutrition.