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Lecture—1 hour. Introduction to the field of biomedical engineering with examples taken from the various areas of specialization within the discipline. Areas include cellular and molecular engineering; biomedical imaging; biofluids and transport; musculoskeletal biomechanics; and bioinstrumentation. (P/NP grading only.)—I. (I.)
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Lecture—4 hours. Prerequisite: Physics 9B; Mathematics 21D. Basic principles of mass, energy and momentum conservation equations applied to solve problems in the biological and medical sciences.—III. (III.) Yamada
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(P/NP grading only.)
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Lecture/discussion—4 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 2A; Physics 9B; Mathematics 22B; Chemistry 8B. Use of engineering principles to understand fundamental cell biology. Emphasis on physical concepts underlying cellular processes including protein trafficking, cell motility, cell division and cell adhesion. Current topics including cell biology of cancer and stem cells will be discussed. Only two units of credit for students who have previously taken Biological Sciences 104 or Molecular and Cellular Biology 143.—I. (I.) Yamada
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Lecture—4 hours. Prerequisite: Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior 101 or equivalent, Physics 9B, Mathematics 22B. Principles of heat and mass transfer with applications to biomedical systems; emphasis on mass transfer across cell membranes and the design and analysis of artificial human organs, and basic fluid transport.—II. (II.)
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Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: Mathematics 21D; upper division. Concepts of probability, random variables and processes, and statistical analysis with applications to engineering problems in biomedical sciences. Contents include discrete and continuous random variables, probability distributions and models, hypothesis testing, statistical inference and stochastic processes. Emphasis on BME applications. Limited to upper division standing.—I. (I.) Saiz
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Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: Mathematics 22A and 22B. Restricted to upper division engineering. Essential mathematical and numerical techniques for engineering problems in medicine and biology. Contents include matrix algebra, linear transforms, ordinary and partial differential equations, probability and stochastic processes, and an introduction to Monte Carlo and molecular dynamics simulations.—II. (II.) Raychaudhuri
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Lecture—4 hours. Prerequisite: Mathematics 22B; Engineering 100 (may be taken concurrently). Restricted to upper division Engineering students. Systems and control theory applied to biomedical engineering problems. Time-domain and frequency-domain analyses of signals and systems, convolution, Laplace and Fourier transforms, transfer function, dynamic behavior of first and second order processes, and design of feedback control systems for biomedical applications. No credit for students who have taken Electrical and Computer Engineering 150A; 2 units of credit for students who have taken Mechanical Engineering 171.—III. (III.) Qi
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Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: course 106. Mechanical and chemical properties of metallic, ceramic, and polymeric implant materials. Properties of bones, joints, and blood vessels. Cellular response to implants, including inflammation, blood coagulation, and wound and fracture healing. Biocompatibility of orthopaedic and cardiovascular materials.—III. (III.) Revzin
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Laboratory—3 hours; lecture/discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: courses 107, 108, 109. Application of bioengineering theory and experimental analysis culminating in the design of a unique solution to a problem. The design may be geared towards current applications in applied biomechanics, biotechnology or medical technology. (Deferred grading only, pending completion of sequence.)—II, III. (II, III.)
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Lecture—4 hours; laboratory—6 hours. Prerequisite: courses 107 and 108; Statistics 120, 131A, or equivalent; Engineering 100; Neurology, Physiology, & Behavior 101. Basic biomedical signals and sensors. Topics include analog and digital records using electronic, hydrodynamic, and optical sensors, and measurements made at cellular, tissue and whole organism level. Limited to upper division Biomedical Engineering majors—II. (II.) Marcu, Pan
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Lecture—2 hours; practice—3 hours; extensive writing. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 1A; Mathematics 22B; Physics 9C. Introduction to the engineering research and design process as applied to biomedical devices and therapeutics. Small group design projects and presentations in interdisciplinary topics relating biomedical engineering to biology and medicine. GE Credit: Wrt.—I. (I.) Louie
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Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 1A and Mathematics 22B. Network themes in biology, emphasizing metabolic, genetic, and developmental networks. Mathematical and computational methods for analysis of such networks. Elucidation of design principles in natural networks. Engineering and ethical issues in the design of synthetic networks.—III. (III.) Savageau
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Lecture—2 hours; laboratory/discussion—3 hours. Prerequisite: Exercise Science 103 and/or Engineering 45 and/or consent of instructor. Structural and mechanical properties of biological tissues, including bone, cartilage, ligaments, tendons, nerves, and skeletal muscle. (Same course as Exercise Science 126.)—II. (II.) Hawkins
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Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 1A and Chemistry 8B. Restricted to upper division majors in sciences or engineering. Introduction to protein structure and function. Modern methods for designing, producing, and characterizing novel proteins and peptides. Design strategies, computer modeling, heterologous expression, in vitro mutagenesis. Protein crystallography, spectroscopic and calorimetric methods for characterization, and other techniques.—I. (I.) Sutcliffe-Goulden
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Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: Physics 9C, Engineering 35, Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior 101. Mechanical properties that govern blood flow in the microcirculation. Concepts in blood rheology and cell and tissue viscoelasticity, biophysical aspects of cell migration, adhesion, and motility.—III. (III.) Simon
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Lecture—3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: Physics 9D and Mathematics 22B. Basic physics, engineering principles, and applications of biomedical imaging techniques including x-ray imaging, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, ultrasound and nuclear imaging.—I. (I.) Cherry
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Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 1A and Mathematics 22B. Structural, mechanical and dynamic properties of DNA. Topics include DNA structures and their mechanical properties, in vivo topological constraints on DNA, mechanical and thermodynamic equilibria, DNA dynamics, and their roles in normal and pathological biological processes. Offered in alternate years.—III. Benham
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Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 1A; Chemistry 8B; upper division standing. Introduction to the basic concepts and techniques of biomolecular engineering such as recombinant DNA technology, protein engineering, and molecular diagnostics. Only three units of credit for students who have completed course 161S.—I. (I.) Yokobayashi
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Laboratory/discussion—6 hours. Prerequisite: course 161A; upper division Biomedical Engineering major. Introduction to the basic techniques in biomolecular engineering. Laboratory and discussion sessions will cover basic techniques in DNA cloning, bacterial cell culture, protein expression, and data analysis. GE Credit: SciEng.—III. (III.) Yokobayashi
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Lecture—1 hour. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 1A; Chemistry 8B; course 161L concurrently. Basic concepts and techniques in biomolecular analysis, recombinant DNA technology, and protein purification and analysis. Not open for credit to students who have completed Biomedical Engineering 161A. Not offered every year.—IV. Yokobayashi
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Lecture—4 hours. Prerequisite: Mathematics 22B and Physics 9D. Introduction to fundamental physical mechanisms governing structure and function of bio-macromolecules. Emphasis on a quantitative understanding of the nano- to microscale biomechanics of interactions between and within individual molecules, as well as of their assemblies, in particular membranes. Offered in alternate years.—II. Heinrich
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Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: course 106 (may be taken concurrently) or Engineering 103. Basic biofluid mechanics, Navier Stokes equations of motion, circulation, respiration and specialized applications including miscellaneous topics such as boundary layer flow. Not open for credit to students who have completed Mechanical Engineering 167C.—I. (I.)
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Laboratory/discussion—4 hours. Prerequisite: course 109. Engineering principles to direct cell and tissue behavior and formation. Cell sourcing, controlled delivery of macromolecules, transport within and around biomaterials, bioreactor design, tissue design criteria and outcomes assessment.—I. (I.) Leach
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Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Topics in Biomedical Engineering. (A) Cellular and Molecular Engineering (B) Biomedical Imaging (C) Biomedical Engineering. May be repeated if topic differs. Not offered every year.
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