Physiology, Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering provides a multidisciplinary understanding of biological phenomena and the instrumentation for monitoring these phenomena. It covers the physical phenomena of electricity, pressure, and flow along with the adaptation of the physics of the phenomena to the special conditions and constraints of biological systems. While the text focuses on human biological systems, some of the principles also apply to plants, bacteria, and other animals.

The first section of the book presents a general introduction to physiological systems and describes specialized methods used to record electrical events from biological tissue. The next part examines molecules involved in cell transport and signaling as well as the proteins relevant in cells’ ability to contract and generate tension. The text goes on to cover the properties of the heart, blood, and circulation and the monitoring of cardiac and circulatory function. It then discusses the importance of the interrelationship of pressures and flows in organ systems, such as the lungs and kidneys, and details the organization and function of the nervous system. After focusing on the systems used to monitor signals, the book explores modeling, biomechanics, and emerging technologies, including the progressive miniaturization of sensors and actuators in biomedical engineering.

Developed from the authors’ courses in medical biophysics and biomedical instrumentation, this book shows how biophysics and biomedical engineering have advanced modern medicine. It brings together the physical principles underlying human physiological processes and the physical methods used to monitor these processes. Requiring only basic mathematical knowledge, the text supplements mathematical formulae with qualitative explanations and illustrations to encourage an intuitive grasp on the processes discussed.

INTRODUCTION

Introduction to Physiological Systems, Andrew W. Wood

Fundamentals of Electrical Circuits for Biomedicine, Anthony Bartel and Peter Alabaster

Properties of Electrodes, Andrew W. Wood

MAINLY MOLECULES

Molecular Biophysics, Andrew W. Wood

Membrane Biophysics, Andrew W. Wood

Excitability and Synapses, Andrew W. Wood

Skeletal Muscle Biophysics, Per Line

HEART AND CIRCULATION

Cardiac Biophysics, Andrew W. Wood

Rheology of Blood, Andrew W. Wood

The Vascular System: Blood Flow Patterns in Various Parts of the Circulation, Andrew W. Wood

Cardiovascular System Monitoring, Andrew W. Wood

LUNGS, KIDNEYS, AND SPECIAL MONITORING

Respiratory Biophysics, Bruce R. Thompson and Joseph Ciorciari

Renal Biophysics and Dialysis, Andrew W. Wood

Cardiopulmonary Perfusion and Advanced Surgical Techniques, Andrew W. Wood

THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

Organization of the Human Central Nervous System, Per Line

The Biophysics of Sensation—General, Mark A. Schier and Andrew W. Wood

Vision, David P. Crewther

Audition and Vestibular Sense, Joseph Ciorciari

Chemical Senses, John Patterson

SYSTEMS AND SIGNALS

Physiological Signal Processing, Peter J. Cadusch

Bioelectrical Signals: The Electroencephalogram, Joseph Ciorciari

Magnetic Stimulation and Biomagnetic Signals, Andrew W. Wood

Medical Imaging, Andrew W. Wood

Microscopy and Biophotonics, Andrew W. Wood

SYSTEMS INTEGRATION

Physiological Modeling, Andrew W. Wood

Biomechanics and Biomaterials, Andrew W. Wood

Biosensors and Emerging Technologies, Andrew W. Wood

Answers to Questions

Index