BME 470 - Artificial Organs and Cryobiology Fundamentals

Institution:

West Chester University of Pennsylvania

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Description:

This course will introduce students to the multidisciplinary knowledge (in thermodynamics, heat and mass transfer, physical chemistry, biology) and methodologies which are required to study cryobiology and artificial organs. It will also provide cryobiology fundamentals, including a cell's response to low temperature, osmotic behavior, and membrane transport at low temperature and activation energy, mechanisms of cryoprotection, and the fundamentals of kidneys and hemodialysis, including type of kidney diseases, different treatments, and kinetic modeling in hemodialysis.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

Prerequisites:

BME 345

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Exclusions:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.wcupa.edu

Phone Number:

(610) 436-1000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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