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BIOENGINEERING [8 records]

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Record 1 2017-04-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Marine Biology
OBS

CSBE ... is the technical society of choice for all professionals who are interested and active in the scientific development and application of engineering principles to environmentally sustainable biological systems for the production of food, bio‐products, and bio‐energy.

OBS

[The mission is]: to advance the application of engineering principles and practices to biological systems for the production of food, bioproducts and energy; to develop and adopt the standards of practice in bio-engineering through various educational disciplines that include agricultural engineering, forest engineering, food engineering, biological engineering, bioresource engineering, biochemical engineering and biosystems engineering; to ensure the safety and the health of practicing bio engineers through the development of guidelines for maintaining a clean and sustainable environment; [and] to develop means of professional development through organizing meetings and forums and refereed journal publications for dissemination of information on bioengineering.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux canadiens
  • Biologie marine

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-08-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
  • Bioengineering
OBS

CSBE/SCGAB (Canadian Society for Biological Engineering/La Société Canadienne de Génie Agroalimentaire et de Bioingénierie) is the technical society of choice for all professionals who are interested and active in the scientific development and application of engineering principles to environmentally sustainable biological systems for the production of food, bio‐products, and bio‐energy.

Key term(s)
  • Canadian Society for Bioengineering

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
  • Technique biologique
Key term(s)
  • Société Canadienne de Génie Agroalimentaire et de Bioingénierie

Spanish

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Record 3 2016-06-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soils (Agriculture)
  • Environmental Sciences
CONT

Soil bioengineering is the use of living plant material to perform some engineering function. Soil bioengineering techniques can be used to treat eroding banks, excess gravel and unstable slopes ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sols (Agriculture)
  • Sciences du milieu
CONT

Le génie végétal est «l'utilisation de plantes ou parties de celles-ci pour résoudre les problèmes de l'ingénieur dans les domaines mécaniques de la protection contre l'érosion, de la stabilisation et de la régénération des sols».

Spanish

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Record 4 2007-02-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bioengineering
  • Molecular Biology
DEF

... a new engineering discipline based in modern molecular life sciences ... where engineering principles in design, synthesis, and analysis are applied to biology at the molecular and cellular level ...

OBS

According to some sources, the term "bioengineering" can stand for "biomedical engineering" or "biological engineering". It can even be used to encompass facets of both.

Key term(s)
  • bio-engineering

French

Domaine(s)
  • Technique biologique
  • Biologie moléculaire
DEF

Discipline résultant de l'utilisation et [de la] maîtrise de systèmes biologiques par l'application des méthodes de l'ingénierie [...]

CONT

Les applications des sciences de l'ingénieur à la biologie (génie biologique) [comprennent] : la biotechnologie, la bioinformatique, la modélisation des organes et des systèmes biologiques [et] les communications dans les systèmes biologiques.

OBS

Historiquement, le génie biologique était avant tout associé au secteur agro-alimentaire [...] [Il] fait aujourd'hui pleinement partie du génie biomédical.

Key term(s)
  • bioingénierie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Bioingeniería
  • Biología molecular
DEF

Aplicación de los procesos bioquímicos a escala industrial, como en la producción de antibióticos, de alimentos, o en el reciclaje de aguas residuales o de otros productos de deshecho.

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Record 5 2006-10-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bioengineering
DEF

[An engineering branch consisting in] the application of traditional engineering disciplines to medical problems without any necessary grounding in molecular life sciences.

OBS

According to some sources, the term "bioengineering" can stand for "biomedical engineering" or "biological engineering". It can even be used to encompass facets of both.

Key term(s)
  • bio-engineering

French

Domaine(s)
  • Technique biologique
DEF

[Discipline résultant de l'application] des sciences de l'ingénieur aux problématiques qui touchent aux sciences de la vie, et plus particulièrement à la médecine, [sans toutefois reposer nécessairement sur la biologie moléculaire].

OBS

Le «génie biomédical» englobe le génie médical, le génie biologique et le génie clinique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Bioingeniería
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Record 6 2003-02-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bioengineering
  • Biotechnology

French

Domaine(s)
  • Technique biologique
  • Biotechnologie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Bioingeniería
  • Biotecnología
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Record 7 2002-05-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Bioengineering
  • Biotechnology
OBS

Title reproduced from the document "United Nations and Related Bodies, Specialized Agencies of the United Nations System, Intergovernmental Organizations, International Non-Governmental Organizations, Networks, Systems, Foundations and Similar Institutions", with the authorization of UNESCO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Technique biologique
  • Biotechnologie
OBS

Appellation tirée du document «United Nations and Related Bodies, Specialized Agencies of the United Nations System, Intergovernmental Organizations, International Non-Governmental Organizations, Networks, Systems, Foundations and Similar Institutions», avec l'autorisation de l'UNESCO.

Key term(s)
  • Organisation internationale pour le biotechnologie et la biogénie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités internacionales
  • Bioingeniería
  • Biotecnología
OBS

Extraido de "United Nations and Related Bodies, Specialized Agencies of the United Nations System, Intergovernmental Organizations, International Non-Governmental Organizations, Networks, Systems, Foundations and Similar Institutions", con la autorización de UNESCO.

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Record 8 2000-09-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orthopedic Surgery
CONT

Orthopaedic Bioengineering builds upon strong programs in biomechanics and biomaterials. The field embraces the study of joint function, prosthetic replacement, and a broad range of orthopaedic related research such as electrical stimulation effects on fracture repair, injury, repair, and regeneration of tendons and ligaments, and biomechanical effects on bone cells.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chirurgie orthopédique

Spanish

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