Engineers who founded or led the study of bioengineering, tissue engineering, biomechanics and the mechanics of the human body. Their work joined engineering mechanics to physiology and medicine and led to university programmes, research institutes and new fields of study that train engineers to work on living systems. Some of them coined the name of the field itself. The inventors of particular medical devices are grouped separately.
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Yuan-Cheng Fung (Wikipedia)
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He is regarded as a founding figure of bioengineering, tissue engineering, and the "Founder of Modern Biomechanics".
Francisco Valero-Cuevas (Wikipedia)
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Among his scholarly contributions is a textbook on the mathematical foundations underlying the study of motor control and biomechanics.
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