ON THE ROLE OF MATHEMATICS IN THE MANIPULATION OF BIOMEDICAL PRODUCTS

Abstract

In the last fifty years, Mathematics has become an important component in the development of Biosciences. Thus, this research was carried out in the form of a hybrid literature review (RLH) on the manipulation of biomedical products (cosmetics and/or medicines), with the objective of explaining the conceptual elements of mathematics related to these processes. We carried out the search between March and October 2024, where we obtained and related 25 works and, when considering the characteristic textual abstracts and relevant information, 08 of these works were selected for analysis. We seek to answer the question: What is the role of mathematics in the production and manipulation of biomedical products? In addition, we consider emphasizing the insurgent relationship between Mathematics and Biosciences based on the results. The data were analyzed from a qualitative-quantitative approach. With the analytical discussion of the results, we conclude that elementary mathematical concepts, such as proportionality, scales and units of measurement are fundamental to the processes of manipulation of biomedical products, such as cosmetics.