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Bioengineering

Where to find:

Books

Books are on the 3rd floor of Noble Science and Engineering Library in the TA 164 (Bioengineering) and  R856-R857 (Biomedical Engineering) call number areas. Specific topics may be found in other call number areas. Some important reference books are kept in the Science Reference Collection on the first floor. works are found in the  call number area with general chemistry textbooks in .

To find books in Noble Library use the ASU Online Catalog.

  • To find a specific book, use the TITLE or AUTHOR search.
  • To find books about bioengineering use the SUBJECT HEADINGS search:
                Bioengineering
                Biomedical Engineering
  • To find books on a topic use SUBJECT HEADINGS or KEYWORD search.
                Examples of a keyword search:
                        orthopedic and materials
                        biomedical and materials
                        biofilms
                        bioreactor*  (note: the * will retrieve alternate ending, e.g. plurals)
                        biocompatibility

Dictionaries

  • Szycher's dictionary of biomaterials and medical devices Micahel Szycher
    Science Reference R857.M3 S98 1992 
  • The Williams dictionary of biomaterials D.F. Williams
    Science Reference  R857.M3 W55x 1999
  • Biotechnology from A to Z. William Bain
    Science Reference TP248.16 .B33 1998 
  • Glossary of biotechnology terms. Kimball Nill
    Science Reference  TP248.16 .F54 2002 
  • Szycher's dictionary of biomaterials and medical devices. Micahel Szycher
     Science Reference R857.M3 S98 1992 
  • The Facts on File dictionary of biotechnology and genetic engineering. Mark L. Steinberg, Sharon D. Cosloy
     Science Reference TP248.16 .S84 2001 

Handbooks 

  • The biomedical engineering handbook Joseph D. Bronzino
    Science Reference  R856.15 .B56 2000 
  • Handbook of biomaterials evaluation : scientific, technical, and clinical testing of implant materials Andreas F. von Recum
    Science 3rd Floor  R857.M3 H35 1999 
  • Handbook of biomedical engineering Jacob Kline
    Science Reference  R856 .H37 1988 
  • CRC handbook of engineering in medicine and biology David G. Fleming, Barry N. Feinberg
     Science Reference  R856 .C17 
  • Biomaterials and bioengineering handbook Donald L. Wise
     Science 3rd Floor  R857.M3 W57 2000 
  • Handbook of biomaterial properties Handbook of biomaterial properties
     Science Reference  R857.M3 H36x 1998 

 

Encyclopedias

  • Encyclopedia of medical devices and instrumentation John G. Webster. 4 vols.
    Science Reference and Science Reserve R856.A3 E53 1988  
  • Physics in medicine & biology encyclopedia T.F. McAinsh 2 vols.
    Science Reference  R895 .A3 P47 1986  
  • Concise encyclopedia of medical & dental materials.  David Williams,Robert W. Cahn, and Michael B. Bever
      Science 3rd Floor R857.M3 C64 1990



Journals and Journal Articles

  • Current issues are on the first floor in the Current Periodicals  Room. Some journals are online only.
  •  Bound journals are on the 2nd floor of Noble Science and Engineering Library
  • Microforms are in the northeast corner on the first floor.
  • Older volumes are kept on the east side of the floor. Some older volumes are kept in storage; request these items from either the Noble Library Circulation Desk or Noble Library Information Desk.
  • For online availability, search for the journal title on the Journal Title Lookup page.

To find journal articles use one or more of the following journal indexes:

Conference Proceedings

  • Catalog 
    If a title search does not locate the conference, use a keyword search using terms from the title of the conference, sponsoring organization, or location of the conference
  • IEEE Xplore full text of conference proceedings from IEEE and IEE
  • ACM Digital Library
    Full text of conference proceedings and articles in journal published by the Association for Computing Machinery

 

Standards

  • Standards Subject Guide
  • ASTM Standards
        A complete set is found on the First Floor of Noble Science& Engineering Library in the Reference     Area.
  • IEEE Xplore
        Online text of IEEE Standards in IEEE Xplore

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