Proceedings of the ASME International Mechanical EngineeringCongress and Exposition, November 5-10, 2000, Orlando, Florida.Collection of 28 full-length, peer-reviewed technical paperspresented at this annual symposium. Major areas of discussioninclude: Laser Induced Transport in Biomedical Diagnostic andTherapeutic Applications; Freezing of Tissue EngineeredEquivalents; Fundamentals of Modeling of Biotransport Phenomena;Mass Transfer in Biological Sustems; Challenges and Opportunitiesin Gene and Drug Delivery; Thermal and Cryo Treatments. @By: ElaineP. Scott and John C. Bischof