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Bioengineering
Honora Nerz Eskridge and Linda Martinez (based on the
first edition by Linda Martinez and Mary D. Steiner)
INTRODUCTION
In 2000, Mechanical Engineering readers voted on the top 10 engineering achievements of the
twentieth century. Bioengineering was ranked no. 9 (Rastegar, 2000, 75–76) stated:
The 20th century was known as the Century of Physics. The 21st century is believed to be the
Century of Biology. The denition of bioengineering is broad, but the key characteristics are the
application of engineering principles to the study of biological sciences and biological systems.
In addition, it includes various