Ethical Implications of New and Emerging Technologies
Ethical implications of new and emerging technologies: Biomedical
Part A:
There is no evidence of a specific inventor of biomedical engineering, however, it’s earliest form of evidence, was first recoded from a mummy from Thebes. The preserved body has the first known signs of prosthesis in the form of a wooden toe that was attached to the foot using string. This proves that the continuous development of biomedical engineering is enabled by the natural human instinct to improve and increase the ease of mobility and improve life. The field of biomedical engineering really began to emerge after WWII. By utilizing modern technology, bioengineers have found more effective ways of applying the principles of biomedical engineering. The search to improve the quality of human life has always been present; however the methods and products produced in this field in modern day society with the use of modern sciences have been constantly improving on the effective solutions for health issues since the earlier attempts before them.
The field which is known as Biomedical engineering is the combination of engineering principals and designs that are applied to the field of medicine and biology, which in turn has drastically improved healthcare. Most of the work in biomedical engineering consists of research and development. Biomedical engineers are specifically focused on applying biological and other sciences toward medical innovations. This covers a variety of medical areas such as, bioinformatics, medical imaging, image processing, physiological signal processing, biomechanics, bio materials and bio-engineering, systems analysis, 3-d modelling and more. However because the field of Bio-medics is so broad I have chosen to focus primarily on how Bio-medics has assisted to ease movement and improve mobility in society. Associations to mobility within bio-medics include: * Tissue engineering- Is the use of combinations of cells, engineering, materials methods, and
Part A:
There is no evidence of a specific inventor of biomedical engineering, however, it’s earliest form of evidence, was first recoded from a mummy from Thebes. The preserved body has the first known signs of prosthesis in the form of a wooden toe that was attached to the foot using string. This proves that the continuous development of biomedical engineering is enabled by the natural human instinct to improve and increase the ease of mobility and improve life. The field of biomedical engineering really began to emerge after WWII. By utilizing modern technology, bioengineers have found more effective ways of applying the principles of biomedical engineering. The search to improve the quality of human life has always been present; however the methods and products produced in this field in modern day society with the use of modern sciences have been constantly improving on the effective solutions for health issues since the earlier attempts before them.
The field which is known as Biomedical engineering is the combination of engineering principals and designs that are applied to the field of medicine and biology, which in turn has drastically improved healthcare. Most of the work in biomedical engineering consists of research and development. Biomedical engineers are specifically focused on applying biological and other sciences toward medical innovations. This covers a variety of medical areas such as, bioinformatics, medical imaging, image processing, physiological signal processing, biomechanics, bio materials and bio-engineering, systems analysis, 3-d modelling and more. However because the field of Bio-medics is so broad I have chosen to focus primarily on how Bio-medics has assisted to ease movement and improve mobility in society. Associations to mobility within bio-medics include: * Tissue engineering- Is the use of combinations of cells, engineering, materials methods, and