Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Biological Control System -- Regulating Living -- Homeostasis -- Conservation in Homeostatic Systems -- Thermoregulation -- Poikilothermy and Homoiothermy -- The Evolution of Biological Control Systems -- Visual Tracking-A Control System at Work -- Artificial Control Systems -- Monitoring and Testing -- Treatment Techniques -- Chapter 2: Diagnostic Imaging -- X-rays -- Nuclear Medicine -- Brain Scanning -- Magnetic Resonance Imaging -- Ultrasonics -- Transducers -- Medical Applications -- Diagnostic Graphing Techniques -- Electrocardiography -- Electroencephalography -- Chapter 3: Prostheses -- Prosthetic Limbs and Joints -- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation -- The Heart -- The Heart-Lung Machine -- Mechanical Hearts -- Pacemakers -- Dialysis -- Bladder Pacemakers -- The Ears -- The Eyes -- Chapter 4: Biomaterials -- General Requirements of Biomaterials -- Polymer Biomaterials -- Polymers -- Elastomers -- Thermoplastics -- Thermosets -- Applications of Biomaterials -- Cardiovascular Devices -- Orthopedic Devices -- Nanotechnology -- Drug Delivery -- Bioassays -- Assistive Devices and Tissue Engineering -- Chapter 5: Subfields of Bioengineering -- Subfields of Biomedical Engineering -- Tissue Engineering -- Neural Engineering -- Genetic Engineering -- History of Genetic Engineering -- How Genetic Engineering Works -- Genetic Engineering in Medicine -- Genetic Engineering in Industry -- Genetic Engineering in Agriculture -- Biomechanics -- Human-Factors Engineering -- Biochemical Engineering -- Synthetic Biology -- History of Synthetic Biology -- Advances in Synthetic Biology -- Applications of Synthetic Biology -- Risk Assessment and Ethical Concerns in Synthetic Biology -- Bionics -- Bioinformatics -- Agricultural Engineering -- Chapter 6: Environmental Engineering.

Water Treatment -- Air Pollution Control -- Control of Particulates -- The EPA -- Control of Gases -- Solid-Waste Management -- Hazardous-Waste Management -- Conclusion -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index -- Back Cover.