Principles of Biomedical Processes

Course Number:  0906.472

Instructor:  Dr. Stephanie Farrell

Time:  Tuesday 6:30-9:00

Spring, 2000

INSTRUCTOR:         Stephanie Farrell
Office:                          Rowan Hall 331
Phone Number:            256-5315
email:                            farrell@galaxy.rowan.edu

COURSE HOMEPAGE:  See Engineering Homepage

Required Textbook and supplies:
Cooney, David O., Biomedical Engineering Principles, Marcel Dekker, 1976.

Course objectives

Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:

 

1.  Understand the fundamentals of thermodynamics, kinetics and mass transfer as related to biomedical processes.

2.      Design biomedical devices.

3.      Model and simulate biomedical processes.

4.      Understand the basic mechanisms of various biomedical processes.

5.      Use computer software to analyze biomedical problems.

6.      Work in teams to solve open-ended design problems.

 

Your final numerical grade in the course will be determined as follows:

Exam 1             30%

Project                         20%

Final Exam                   40%

Professional Conduct    10%

 

Homework:

Homework will be assigned regularly.

 

ACADEMIC CONDUCT:  The policy in this class in matters of academic misconduct will follow that stated in "Rowan University Student Handbook.”  Any student cheating in this class will receive a grade of F for the course.  If another student is involved in the offense knowingly, he or she will receive the same penalty. 


Topic List & Course Schedule (Tentative)

Following is a tentative topic schedule with associated reading material from Cooney.  You will note that the books by Yang and Welling are important supplemental references, and are therefore listed in this table.  Other references will be given throughout the course. 

Topic

Week

Chapter in Cooney

Chapter in Supplemental Book by Yang

Chapters in Supplemental Book by Welling

Modeling the human body

1, 2, 3

2 (basic physiology)

6

 

10-17

Blood properties and circulatory system

4, 5, 6

3 & 4

1 & 2

 

Midterm Exam

7

 

 

 

Spring Break

8

 

 

 

Human Kidneys

9

8

6

 

Artificial Kidneys

10, 11

9

6

 

Transport through cell membranes

12

7

3

 

Presentations

13,14

 

 

 

Final Exam

15

 

 

 

 

Supplemental References

Notari, Robert E., Biopharmaceutics and Clinical Pharmacokinetics, Marcel Dekker, New York, 1987.

Yang, Wen-Jei, Biothermal Fluid Sciences Principles and Applications, Hemisphere Publishing Corp., Philadelphia, 1989.

Welling, Peter G., Pharmacokinetics, Processes, Mathematics, and Applications, 2nd ed., ACS, Washington, D.C., 1997.