Biological engineering

Biological engineering or
bioengineering is the application of principles of <a href="/facts/Biology/1M1ee3pB">biology</a> and the tools of <a href="/facts/Engineering/RFVg8H3I">engineering</a> to create usable, tangible, economically viable products. Biological engineering employs knowledge and expertise from a number of pure and applied sciences, such as <a href="/facts/Mass_transfer/GrHKD4h2">mass</a> and <a href="/facts/Heat_transfer/1IV3WbFL">heat transfer</a>, <a href="/facts/Kinetics_(physics)/wcB4xqpN">kinetics</a>, <a href="/facts/Biocatalysts/DSI1Fh7y">biocatalysts</a>, <a href="/facts/Biomechanics/H4qnnmu5">biomechanics</a>, <a href="/facts/Bioinformatics/D5x2L8ee">bioinformatics</a>, <a href="/facts/Separation_process/8Ie5Lv5Y">separation</a> and <a href="/facts/List_of_purification_methods_in_chemistry/fSh2XHfh">purification processes</a>, <a href="/facts/Bioreactor/hkUGIbCy">bioreactor</a> design, <a href="/facts/Surface_science/WTENdutJ">surface science</a>, <a href="/facts/Fluid_mechanics/NIy4tRfE">fluid mechanics</a>, <a href="/facts/Thermodynamics/q4hIx3yP">thermodynamics</a>, and <a href="/facts/Polymer_science/ulLpdDyQ">polymer science</a>. It is used in the design of <a href="/facts/Medical_devices/uzUHp474">medical devices</a>, <a href="/facts/Diagnostic_equipment/uzUHp474">diagnostic equipment</a>, <a href="/facts/Biocompatible_materials/uBdFNr8I">biocompatible materials</a>, <a href="/facts/Renewable_energy/6Bu6IrpF">renewable energy</a>, <a href="/facts/Ecological_engineering/SM73oeDA">ecological engineering</a>, <a href="/facts/Agricultural_engineering/Utdx1MFy">agricultural engineering</a>, <a href="/facts/Process_engineering/tgNFNxwD">process engineering</a> and <a href="/facts/Catalysis/LPBS7TQC">catalysis</a>, and other areas that improve the living standards of societies.
Examples of bioengineering research include bacteria engineered to produce chemicals, new <a href="/facts/Medical_imaging/pL6JyJEp">medical imaging</a> technology, portable and <a href="/facts/Rapid_diagnostic_test/F0449jNV">rapid</a> disease diagnostic devices, <a href="/facts/Prosthesis/odTuXtC0">prosthetics</a>, <a href="/facts/Biopharmaceutical/FHk7EwkH">biopharmaceuticals</a>, and <a href="/facts/Tissue_engineering/Tx77KG1S">tissue-engineered organs</a>. Bioengineering overlaps substantially with <a href="/facts/Biotechnology/8eFnI6FB">biotechnology</a> and the <a href="/facts/Biomedical_sciences/4VD878s1">biomedical sciences</a> in a way analogous to how various other forms of engineering and technology relate to various other sciences (such as <a href="/facts/Aerospace_engineering/2Ib02w7f">aerospace engineering</a> and other <a href="/facts/Outline_of_space_technology/pr29hUH3">space technology</a> to <a href="/facts/Kinetics_(physics)/wcB4xqpN">kinetics</a> and <a href="/facts/Astrophysics/krFPRWLA">astrophysics</a>).
Generally, biological engineers attempt to mimic biological systems to create products or modify and control biological systems. Working with doctors, clinicians, and researchers, bioengineers use traditional engineering principles and techniques to address biological processes, including ways to replace, augment, sustain, or predict chemical and mechanical processes.

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