Biomechanics

Biomechanics is the application of mechanical principles on living organisms. This includes bioengineering, the research and analysis of the mechanics of living organisms and the application of engineering principles to and from biological systems. This research and analysis can be carried forth on multiple levels, from the molecular, wherein biomaterials such as collagen and elastin are considered, all the way up to the tissue and organ level. Some simple applications of Newtonian mechanics can supply correct approximations on each level, but precise details demand the use of continuum mechanics.
The study of biomaterials is of crucial importance to biomechanics,for example,the various tissues within the body´s organs, such as skin, bone, and arteries each posses unique material properties. The passive mechanical response of a perticular tissue can be attributed to characteristics of the various proteins, such as elastin and collagen, living cells, ground substances such as proteoglycans, and the orientations of fibers within the tissue. For example, if human skin were largely composed of a protein other than collagen,many of its mechanical properties, such as its elastic modulus, would be different ontinuum mechanics.

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Origin and presence University of Antioquia...

Universidad de Antioquia, founded in 1803 under the name of Real Colegio de Franciscanos, offers close to thirty six thousand students registered in eighty undergraduate programs, and in more than one hundred eighty graduate programs, including eleven doctoral degrees in different fields of knowledge.
Research and teaching are the main axes of its academic life, and both are articulated with community outreach to achieve its social and academic institutional objectives.
According to COLCIENCIAS, entity that coordinates the National Science and Technology System un Colombia, Universidad de Antioquia is one of the institutions with the highest number of Excellence Research Groups and Centers. It is the leader regarding the number of accredited undergraduate programs and it bears the largest period of institutional accreditation (nine years) granted by the National Ministry of Education to a public university until the year 2012.
As a public university, it is committed to the integral formation of human talent with excellence criteria, with the generation and dissemination of knowledge in the diverse fields, and with the preservation of the cultural patrimony.
The University has a goal to become the main research institution in the country and one of the best in Latin America, with undergraduate and graduate programs of international academic excellence, to become a leader in the contribution to the socioeconomic transformation of the country, and a scenario for diversity and intercultural dialogue, based on respect of diversity and the environment.

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Bioengineering

Bioengineering (also known as Biological Engineering) is the application of engineering principles to address challenges in the fields of biology and medicine. As a study, it encompasses biomedical engineering and it is related to biotechnology.
Bioengineering applies engineering principles to the full spectrum of living systems. This is achieved by utilising existing methodologies in such fields as molecular biology, biochemistry, microbiology, pharmacology, cytology, immunology and neuroscience and applies them to the design of medical devices, diagnostic equipment, biocompatible materials, and other important medical needs.
Bioengineering is not limited to the medical field. Bioengineers have the ability to exploit new opportunities and solve problems within the domain of complex systems. They have a great understanding of living systems as complex systems which can be applied to many fields including entrepreneurship.
Much as other engineering disciplines also address human health (e.g., prosthetics in mechanical engineering), bioengineers can apply their expertise to other applications of engineering and biotechnology, including genetic modification of plants and microorganisms, bioprocess engineering, and biocatalysis. However, the Main Fields of Bioengineering may be categorised as:
Biomedical Engineering; Biomedical technology; Biomedical Diagnosis, Biomedical Therapy, Biomechanics, Biomaterials.
Genetic Engineering; Cell Engineering, Tissue Culture Engineering.
The word was invented by British scientist and broadcaster Heinz Wolff in 1954.
"Bioengineering" is also the term used to describe the use of vegetation in civil engineering construction.
The term bioengineering may also be applied to environmental modifications such as surface soil protection, slope stabilisation, watercourse and shoreline protection, windbreaks, vegetation barriers including noise barriers and visual screens, and the ecological enhancement of an area.