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Biomedical Engineering

General guide to resources for biomedical engineering.

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Standards

Standards are industry norms and specifications that provide guidance on how materials and services are to be designed and manufactured. Standards are developed by different industry associations for the benefit of their members and the industry as whole but compliance is not mandatory, just recommended. By promoting uniformity and reliability, standards and are an essential resource in engineering and related disciplines. 

Most references to standards include at least two parts--a number and a title. For example:

ASTM F1568 - 08 Standard Specification for Food Processors, Electric

The alphabetic section of the standard number refers to the issuing body. In the example above, the issuing body is the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Committee on Mechanical Preparation Equipment. The '08' at the end of the number refers to the date.

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ISO standards

Due to the high cost of ISO standards, KSL chose to subscribe to BS ISO standards which are identical with the ISO standards but cheaper.

 

To access BS ISO standards included in KSL subscription go here. Log in to FortiClient VPN is required.

To order other BS ISO standards, you need first to login to your Techstreet account.

Acknowledgment

The subscription to the BS ISO standards is generously sponsored by Prof. Colin Drummond (BME).