Bionics in Medicine Engineering

Bionics While medical science has been progressing by leaps and bounds during the last few decades, it has been matching its progress stride by stride.

In the field of medicine engineering, one very important part is bionics that is dedicated to the study of synthetic implants in the body of human beings, animals, and even plants.
In fact, bionics in medicine engineering refers to synthetic implantation within any living organism.

Medicine engineering views human body as biological machine. Therefore, the study of this science also includes study of human body and its natural systems.
The sole aim of such study in medicine engineering is the innovation of a safe process for replacement of biology with technology.
The aspect of this science introduces to us the study of bionics or bionical creativity as it is called.

Bionics in medicine engineering is also known as biomimetics, biognosis or bionical creativity engineering. The basis of this study is the process of applying the natural systems and methods in the realm of medicine engineering and to its designs. As a result it combines the natural elements with the modern technology in the process of improvement of medicine engineering.

The term “Bionics” has originated form the Greek word “Biov” whose true pronunciation is “bion”. “Bion” means unit of life and “ic” means “like” and thus the term bionics has come into the arena of medicine engineering. Some medicine engineering experts however believe that the word “bionics” refers to a combination of biology with electronics which is also true in a certain sense.

In modern day medicine engineering, replicating life form technology with that of synthetic technology is highly desirable.
The process of evolution results in optimization and efficiency in case of natural systems, whereas the synthetic technology can replace them with even enhanced capabilities using the principles of medicine engineering. The underlying principles of medicine engineering takes the cue from the lotus plant, known for the lotus affect, due to which the dirt and other particles never stick.

Bionics in medicine engineering includes also development of devices like sonar, radar, and ultrasound. Here medicine engineering has taken the cue from the echolocation of bats. On the other hand with the support of evolution of Information Technology, medicine engineering has gone on to produce artificial neurons, artificial neural networks, and swarm intelligence.
Still there is only about 10% of overlap between biology and technology in terms of mechanism, so far as evolution of medicine engineering is concerned.

Bionics in medicine engineering is mostly concerned with real world problems. However there is a cliché in the process. It often requires you to proceed based on the theories of medicine engineering, without knowing the phenomena completely.
Thus, empirical knowledge becomes a part of both bionics and medicine engineering. Despite all these factors the inherent principle of medicine engineering remains unaltered, with the effect that many functions in the human body can be modeled using engineering methods.

Taking the example of your heart that functions like pump, medicine engineering has tried to find out the processes that can improve the functioning of the pump and apply them for improving the functions of the heart.
Thus, medicine engineering continues to be an inter-disciplinary subject, applying engineering principles to human body.