BIOMAT., ART. CELLS, ART. ORG., 17(1), 29-30 (1989)

J.F. Shackelford, Fh.D. and D.F. Katz, R . D .

Bicunedical Ehgineeriq G r a d u a t e Group

University of Cdlifornia Davis, California 95616

As Guest Editor and G r a d u a t e Group Chair, respectively, we are pleased to present a set of reviewed manuscripts originally presented a t the 6th University of California- Davis B i m r d i c a l Engineerhg symposium, held on the Davis campus in May 1986. ?his is the third consecutive symposium in this UCD series for which a set of papers has appeared i n B i a n a t e r i a l s , Artificial cells, aml Artificial Qgars or its predeoessor Biana ter ia l s , W c a l Devices, ami Artificial oqans. Special recognition is mi& t o the other two G u e s t

Editors, Anthony T.W. Chew and R. J3ue Martin, who also served on the symposium organizing camnittee. We are very grateful to Professor T.M.S. chang, Editor of aiamateridls, Artifical cells, an3 Artificial orgarr; for h i s ampemtion and courtesy througficpt the publication process. In addition to these papers, other manuscripts frcan the symposium, related to ccmpter applications, w i l l appear i n the journal &qmter

Md2x3dsinJ3iarEdical . a through the anangement of

Associate Editor F#y=rt E l . Smith.

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Copyright @ 1989 by Marcel Dekker, Inc.

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30 INTRODUCTION

The papers here represent a spectrum of interests w i t h i n the

field of biaPnedical engineering. A similar Spectrum is found in the researrh activities of the Biomeaical Engineering ~raduate ~raup a t the university of California a t mvis, w h i c h

hosted the symposium. m i s Graup, consisting of 42 faculty fram 14 Departments i n 4 colleges and pmfessional schools, is workhg in a wide range of areas with special enphasis on biaanecharu 'cs and bimaterials, biological transport and wntrol, and image analysis. lWenty five students are currently Ixlrsuing advanced degrees w i t h i n the Graup. W i t h a long- ' reptat ion as a leader in the biological sciences and a college of mineering reaching maturity in its 25th anniversary year, the mvis campus is uniquely situated to carry out a strong program of research in biamedical engineering. Uc-Davis is one of a handful of institutions w i t h i n North America having a College of Engineering adjacent to schools of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine. The

Biaanedical Engineering Graduate G r o u p looks forward to ste3dy

growth thrcqh the year 2000 as part of the brq Range Plan of the college of Engineering.

W i t h the publication of these papers, we naw look forward to the 7th UC-mvis B i o m d i c a l Engineering symposium to be held in April 1989.

Finally, we wish to aclawwl~e the financial support of the school of Medicine, the College of Engineering, and the Graduate Division of UC-Davis in making this symposium possible.

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