bioengineering
Also called biomedical engineering. the application of engineering principles and techniques to problems in medicine and biology, as the design and production of artificial limbs and organs.
the branch of engineering that deals with applications of biological processes to the manufacture of products, as the use of fermentation to produce beer.
Origin of bioengineering
1Other words from bioengineering
- bi·o·en·gi·neer, noun
Words Nearby bioengineering
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How to use bioengineering in a sentence
Azhar suspects that cheap solar power, bioengineering techniques such as synthetic biology, and 3D printing could be just such technologies.
According to Atala, the challenge represented a hallmark for bioengineering because the liver, the largest internal organ in the body, is one of the most complex tissues to replicate due to the high number of functions it performs.
NASA inches closer to printing artificial organs in space | Tatyana Woodall | June 18, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewIncreasingly, the worlds of bioengineering and manufacturing are colliding.
No Trees Harmed: MIT Aims to One Day Grow Your Kitchen Table in a Lab | Jason Dorrier | January 24, 2021 | Singularity HubIf you’re able to create new cells to specification in a couple weeks or months instead of years, you could really revolutionize what you can do with bioengineering.
How Machine Learning Made Hops-Free Hoppy Beer (and Other SynBio Wonders) Possible | Shelly Fan | October 6, 2020 | Singularity HubWhat’s more, the algorithm could also make recommendations on how to further improve the next bioengineering cycle using simulations.
How Machine Learning Made Hops-Free Hoppy Beer (and Other SynBio Wonders) Possible | Shelly Fan | October 6, 2020 | Singularity Hub
DIY Bio has been slow to take off in Europe, for instance, because bioengineering regulations there are more burdensome.
British Dictionary definitions for bioengineering
/ (ˌbaɪəʊˌɛndʒɪˈnɪərɪŋ) /
the design and manufacture of aids, such as artificial limbs, to rectify defective body functions
the design, manufacture, and maintenance of engineering equipment used in biosynthetic processes, such as fermentation
Derived forms of bioengineering
- bioengineer, noun
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Scientific definitions for bioengineering
[ bī′ō-ĕn′jə-nîr′ĭng ]
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