Biomedical Engineering Principles of the Bionic Man (Hardcover)

Chapter Page
Foreword vii
Preface ix
I Brain and Rehabilitation
1. Restoring Limb Function after Paralysis
by William Craelius 3
II Eye
2. Vision Correction Surgery: Refractive Surgery and Intraocular Lens Implants
by Peter A. Rapoza 39
3. Application of Advanced Technologies to Retinal Prosthesis
by Lee Johnson 81
4. Models of Myopia Development
by Kenneth J. Ciuffreda 127
III Ear
5. Advances in the Design of Hearing Aids
by Ian C. Bruce 161
6. Restoration of Hearing by Electrical Stimulation of the Human Cochlea, Brainstem, and Midbrain
by Robert V. Shannon 205
IV Heart
7. Vascular Mechanics in Artificial and Human Arteries
by Gary M. Drzewiecki 235
8. Hemodynamic Monitoring: Invasive, Noninvasive, and Wireless Applications
by Hongjun Zhang 281
V Tissue Engineering and Gene Therapy
9. Tissue Engineering of the Heart
by Robert E. Michler 309
10. Gene Therapy for the Heart
by Gary L. Schaer 351
11. Stem Cell Transplantation Therapy for Heart Disease
by Robert A. Kloner 377
VI Joints
12. Total Knee Replacement
by W. Thomas Gutowski 417
VII Masters Athletes
13. Medical Advances in Treating the Masters Athlete
by Marc R. Safran 455
Answers to Review Questions 491
Subject Index 503