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bioengineering

Application of biology and engineering to create useful products

Concepttechnical sciences academic major academic disciplineQ580689

Also known as biological engineering · Biological Engineering

Instance of: technical sciences
, academic major
, academic discipline
+2 more
Subclass of: engineering
, biotechnology

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Biological engineering or bioengineering is the application of principles of biology and the tools of engineering to create usable, tangible, economically viable products that support health care. Biological engineering applies knowledge and expertise from various basic and applied sciences, including biomechanics, bioinformatics, thermodynamics, polymer science, medical imaging, and tissue engineering, among others. One source defined bioengineering as advancing the "fundamental understanding of how biological systems operate and to develop effective biology-based technologies for applications across a wide spectrum of societal needs including breakthroughs in diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease."

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Practiced by: bioengineer
Partially coincident with: process engineering
Said to be the same as: Biological technology

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