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Origins and development of biomedical engineering within chemical engineering
Author(s) -
Peppas Nicholas A.,
Langer Robert
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
aiche journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.958
H-Index - 167
eISSN - 1547-5905
pISSN - 0001-1541
DOI - 10.1002/aic.10048
Subject(s) - field (mathematics) , engineering , engineering ethics , mathematics , pure mathematics
Over the past 45 years, the field of biomedical engineering has found a welcome home in academic chemical engineering departments and in companies working with artificial organs, medical devices, and pharmaceutical formulations. The contributions of chemical engineers to the definition and the growth of the field have been important and at times seminal. The development and early contributions in the biomedical field with special emphasis on the contributions of chemical engineers is examined. © 2004 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J , 50: 536–546, 2004