bioengineering
Engineering living systems
Bioengineering applies engineering principles to biological systems.
The field spans medical devices, genetic modification, tissue engineering, and biomechanics: She studied bioengineering to design better prosthetics.
The term overlaps with biotechnology and biomedical engineering, though bioengineering tends to emphasize the integration of living organisms with engineered systems.
Gene-editing molecular machinery
- DNAHereditary code molecule
- genomicsStudy of entire genetic sequences
- cloningMaking identical copies
- chromosomesGene-bearing nuclear structures
mutation · recombination · genotype · phenotype · transcription · translation · replication · plasmid
Science of organism movement
- bioinformaticsComputational analysis of genetic data
- simulationImitation of real processes
- biosensorsDevices detecting via biological reactions
- kineticsScience of motion forces
Fabricated body part replacements
- implantsSurgically embedded devices
- biocompatibleAccepted by living tissue
- orthopedicRelating to bone treatment
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
diagnostics · therapeutics · nanomedicine · drug-delivery · pacemakers · stents · biosensors · dialysis
Water-swollen polymer structure
- biopolymerNaturally produced macromolecule
- biocompatibilityHarmlessness to living systems
- scaffoldTemporary elevated work structure
- collagenStructural body protein
elastomer · nanofiber · composite · biodegradable · silicone · polyethylene · cellulose · porosity
Vessel for growing organisms
- fermentationMicrobial sugar conversion
- bioprocessingManufacturing via living organisms
- scale-upProportional increase in magnitude
- purificationRemoval of contaminants
yeast · biomanufacturing · GMP · yield · harvesting · filtration · chromatography
Technical drawing technology
- prototypingMaking preliminary models
- ergonomicsStudy of work efficiency
- feasibilityPotential for success
- optimizationMaximizing efficiency or performance
simulation · modeling · schematics · specifications · regulatory · testing · validation · iteration
CRISPR
Gene-editing molecular machinery
chromosomes · mutation · recombination · genotype · phenotype · transcription · translation · replication · plasmid · vectors
biomechanics
Science of organism movement
- bioinformaticsComputational analysis of genetic data
- simulationImitation of real processes
- biosensorsDevices detecting via biological reactions
prosthetics
Fabricated body part replacements
- implantsSurgically embedded devices
- biocompatibleAccepted by living tissue
- orthopedicRelating to bone treatment
rehabilitation · diagnostics · therapeutics · nanomedicine · drug-delivery · pacemakers · stents · biosensors · dialysis · ventilators
hydrogel
Water-swollen polymer structure
- biopolymerNaturally produced macromolecule
- biocompatibilityHarmlessness to living systems
- scaffoldTemporary elevated work structure
collagen · elastomer · nanofiber · composite · biodegradable · silicone · polyethylene · cellulose · porosity · degradation
bioreactor
Vessel for growing organisms
- fermentationMicrobial sugar conversion
- bioprocessingManufacturing via living organisms
- scale-upProportional increase in magnitude
purification · yeast · biomanufacturing · GMP · yield · harvesting · filtration · chromatography
CAD
Technical drawing technology
- prototypingMaking preliminary models
- ergonomicsStudy of work efficiency
- feasibilityPotential for success
optimization · simulation · modeling · schematics · specifications · regulatory · testing · validation · iteration · proof-of-concept
- biologycells, DNA, cell, gene, bacteriology
- scienceschemistry, physics, astronomy, geology, mathematics
- academic fieldsmathematics, chemistry, physics, history, philosophy
- Dystopia1984, Nineteen Eighty-Four, dystopian fiction, totalitarianism, Brave New World
- bio-biography, biodegradable, biofuel, biochemistry, biome
- BiotechDNA, genetic testing, gene, DNA sequencing, genome
bioengineeringmechanical engineering
Design of machines and systems
civil engineering · electrical engineering · structural engineering · aerospace engineering · metallurgy
bioengineeringnatural selection
Differential reproductive success
evolution · spontaneous generation · natural processes · untouched wilderness · non-intervention
bioengineeringcomputer science
Study of algorithms and computation
software engineering · digital technology · information technology · artificial intelligence · electronics
biology, engineering, bionic, biotech, biotechnology, biologic, biomedical, biophysics, bioscience