Basic Transport Phenomena in Biomedical Engineering, 2nd Edition [Hardcover]

Ronald Fournier (Author)

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Publication Date: July 7, 2006 | ISBN-10: 1591690269 | ISBN-13: 978-1591690269 | Edition: 2

This text combines the basic principles and theories of transport in biological systems with fundamental bioengineering. It contains real world applications in drug delivery systems, tissue engineering, and artificial organs. Considerable significance is placed on developing a quantitative understanding of the underlying physical, chemical, and biological phenomena. Therefore, many mathematical methods are developed using compartmental approaches. The book is replete with examples and problems.

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Ronald L. Fournier is a professor in the Department of Bioengineering at The University of Toledo. He is also the founding chair of the Department of Bioengineering. During his twenty years at Toledo, he has taught a variety of chemical engineering and bioengineering subjects to include courses in biochemical engineering, biomedical engineering transport phenomena, biomedical engineering design, and artificial organs. His research interests and scholarly publications are in the areas of bioartificial organs, tissue engineering, novel bioreactors, and pharmacokinetics.

Prof. Fournier is on the editorial review board of Technology and Healthcare in the International Journal of Health Care Engineering. He is a research journal reviewer for the following journals: AIChE Journal, Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Biomaterials, Cell Transplantation, Tissue Engineering, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry, and Enzyme & Microbial Technology. Prof. Fournier is a member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, American Diabetes Association, Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society, Cell Transplantation Society, Biomedical Engineering Society, American Society of Engineering Education, and is a Fellow of the American Institute of Medical & Biological Engineering.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 472 pages
• Publisher: CRC Press; 2 edition (July 7, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1591690269
• ISBN-13: 978-1591690269
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.2 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
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Ronald L. Fournier is a Professor in the Department of Bioengineering at The University of Toledo in Ohio. He was also the founding Chair of this department. During his twenty six years at Toledo he has taught a variety of chemical engineering and bioengineering subjects, to include courses in biochemical engineering, biomedical engineering transport phenomena, design, biomechanics, and artificial organs. His research interests and scholarly publications are in the areas of bioartificial organs, tissue engineering, novel bioreactors, photodynamic therapy, and pharmacokinetics.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Introduction to Biological Transport Concepts, March 5, 2003

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This review is from: Basic Transport Phenomena In Biomedical Engineering (Chemical Engineering) (Library Binding)

I used this book for an introductory course in Physiological Transport Phenomena. The book is great in that the author covers most of the transport processes as they apply to biological systems and provide numerous references and useful physical property data. Its nice to see how traditional transport concepts can be applied to problems for a system which everyone of us is very familiar with, namely the human body. The only criticism is that the book does not cover heat transfer and its applications to physiological systems. Luckily my professor provided handouts and supplimental material to the lecture. One of the books he used was the fairly old text by Cooney, "Biomedical Engineering Principles: An introduction to Fluid, Heat and Mass Transport Processes". I think this book is out of print but seems to have great information contained in it as well.

This book is a definite must have for any biomedical engineering student and possibly even experienced people working in the field.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Must for Chemical Engineers, May 15, 2002

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This review is from: Basic Transport Phenomena In Biomedical Engineering (Chemical Engineering) (Library Binding)

Biomedical Engineering requires chemical engineering principles in several areas. This book highlights on those in particular and is a must for chemical engineers who want to know what their challanges are going to be in such biomedical engineering research areas. This also is a primer for the subject, although from a chemical engineering point of view. Ideal for a Bioengineering/Biomedical Engineering course in any chemical/ environmetal engineering department.

4.0 out of 5 stars It's a text book, May 21, 2011

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This review is from: Basic Transport Phenomena in Biomedical Engineering, 2nd Edition (Hardcover)

What can I say, odds are you have to buy this whether you like it or not. In the off chance that you don't this one of the better Engineering text books. One huge thing is that it has a list of variables in the beginning of the book. This is NOT common in engineering text books and is a great help, especially if you are forgetful like me. It included examples that, while helpful, did not always explain their logical leaps or assumptions.