Bioengineering Hyperbook

Department of Bioengineering


Mathematical Models of Diatoms: Understanding Their Complex Shape, Reproduction and Chain Formation

Diatoms, geometry, Gielis formula, structural functionality, fractals

Peter Matthews-Crochetiere, Daniel Ibrahim, Wenan Liao, Cedric Mackay

Chemical Adaptation in Viviparous Birthing and Oviparous Hatching

Embryo, Nutrient and Gas Exchange and Transport, Mineralization, Placenta and Placentation, Reproduction, Hatching, Egg

Serena Kim, Massimiliano Garzia, Lila Oualim, Mark Tchinov

Regulation of the Gut and its Effect on Animal Behavior

Gastrointestinal system, gut microbiome, biochemical pathways, neurotransmitters, complex system of equations

Trevor Hum, Xavier Santerre, Kyle Vamvakas, Mathilde Wagner

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

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