Description: Medicine by Design : The Practice And Promise of Biomedical Engineering, Hardcover by Montaigne, Fen, ISBN 0801883474, ISBN-13 9780801883477, Brand New, Free shipping in the US How far can biomedical engineering go to relieve human suffering and make medical care more efficient and cost-effective? Pretty far already, according to Montaigne, who details recent breakthroughs and applications in medical imaging, orthopedics, cardiovascular care, neurological therapies, and genetics. Some of the new machines are complex almost beyond description, while others are as simple as a gently vibrating platform on which one stands for a few minutes a day to reduce bone loss in osteoporosis. Although the da Vinci surgical robot and pacemaker are probably familiar to the general readership at whom this is directed, some of the new ways to regenerate tissues and rebuild whole body parts are startling and seem to hold significant potential. Montaigne works from the narratives of those who have benefited from the technology and remains positive about what the future holds for biotechnology in the future, but is objective in describing the early failures of some of the devices. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()
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Book Title: Medicine by Design : the Practice and Promise of Biomedical Engineering
Number of Pages: 248 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Year: 2006
Topic: History, Biomedical
Item Height: 0.9 in
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Genre: Technology & Engineering, Medical
Item Weight: 18.4 Oz
Item Length: 9 in
Author: Fen Montaigne
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Hardcover
