Bioengineering Hyperbook

Department of Bioengineering


Category: Cell Division and Differentiation

The Biomolecular Design of the Eye

Photoreception, Eye anatomy, Lenses, Isomerization, Visual Spectrum

Tuna Gedik, Nassib Hassouna, Mohul Sharma, Michelle Sateen Yazbek

The Biochemical Basis for Olfaction

Olfaction and Odorant Molecules, Signal Transduction, Sensory Neurons, Pheromones, Hunting

Curtis Ehlert, Ingi El Shahid, Liv Toft, Mary Wan

Lost a limb? No Problem!

Regeneration, Progenitor and Stem Cells, Epimorphosis, Morphallaxis, Adaptation

Andrea Khoury, Nikki Lal, Spencer Levine, Laura Camila Penuela Cardenas

The Heart: A Biochemical and Cellular Perspective

Calcium Signaling, Action Potential, Heart, Pacemaker, Regeneration

Anne-Sarah Dickman, Lina El Kesti, Junqi Wang, Angela Zhu

The Colorful Chemistry of Oxygen Carriers in Blood

Blood, Respiration and Oxygenation, Transport, Oxygen Carriers/Transporters/Proteins, Allostery

Arnaud Benchetrite, Ines Hafit, Laura Hebert, Shiyuan Qiao

The Well-Kept Secrets of Blood: The Mechanism of a Vital Fluid

Viscoelasticity, Non-Newtonian, Blood, Circulatory System, Rheology, Transport Phenomenon

Arnaud Benchetrite, Ines Hafit, Laura Hebert, Shiyuan Qiao