BMED-BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING – 2005-07 Catalog
Biomedical and General Engineering Department

Courses begin Fall 2006

BMED 111 Biomedical Engineering Calculations (3)

General introduction to bioengineering application of basic engineering science applied to topics in biomechanics, bioinstrumentation, biomaterials, biotechnology, and related areas. Application of the concepts and methods of science, mathematics and engineering to problems in biomedical engineering. 3 lectures. Corequisite: MATH 142 or consent of instructor.

BMED 212 Introduction to Biomedical Engineering Design (3)

General introduction to bioengineering design, including examples of engineering analysis and design applied to representative topics in biomechanics, bioinstrumentation, biomaterials, biotechnology, and related areas. Review of technological needs, design methodology, testing procedures, statistical analysis, governmental regulation, evaluation of costs and benefits, quality of life, and ethical issues. 2 lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: MATH 143 or consent of instructor.

BMED 310 Biomedical Engineering Management and Analysis (4)

Fundamentals of biomedical engineering analysis. Use and application of tools and analytical methods used by bioengineers. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: ME 211 or consent of instructor.

BMED 410 Biomechanics (4)

Introduction to physiological systems, with emphasis on structure and function of major tissues and organs. Application of mechanics to understand the behavior of these tissues and organs at gross and microscopic levels. Bioelastic solids. Rigid body biomechanics. Biofluids, basic mechanical properties of collagen and elastin, bone, cartilage, muscles, blood vessels, and other living tissues. Application of continuum mechanics to hard and soft tissues. Biomechanical engineering design for clinical applications. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: ME 212, BMED 310 or consent of instructor.

BMED 420 Principles of Biomaterials Design (4)

Fundamentals of materials science as applied to bioengineering design. Natural and synthetic polymeric materials. Materials characterization and design. Wound repair, blood clotting, foreign body response, transplantation biology, biocompatibility of materials, tissue engineering. Artificial organs and medical devices. Government regulations. Patenting. Ethical issues. 2 lectures, 2 laboratories. Prerequisite: ME 212, BMED 310 or consent of instructor.

BMED 425 Biomedical Engineering Transport (4)

Mass transfer in solids, liquids, and gases with application to biological systems. Free and facilitated diffusion. Convective mass transfer. Diffusion-reaction phenomena. Active transport. Biological mass transfer coefficients. Nonequilibrium thermodynamic analysis of transport phenomena. The osmotic effect. Diffusion and exchange in biological systems. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: ME 302, BMED 310 or consent of instructor.

BMED 430 Biomedical Modeling and Simulation (4)

Finite element methods for anatomical modeling and boundary value problems in the biomechanics of tissues and biomedical devices. Nonlinear biodynamics, heat flow, cardiac impulse propagation, anatomic modeling, and biomechanics. 2 lectures, 2 laboratories. Prerequisite: BMED 420 or consent of instructor.

BMED 440 Bioelectronics and Instrumentation (4)

Analog and digital circuits in bioinstrumentation. Biomedical signals in continuous and discrete systems. Sampling and digital signal processing. Ultrasound, MRI, CT, Bioelectromagnetics. Electrokinetics. Biophysical phenomena, transducers, and electronics as related to the design of biomedical instrumentation. Potentiometric and amperometric signals and amplifiers. Biopotentials, membrane potentials, chemical sensors. Mechanical transducers for displacement, force and pressure. Temperature sensors. Flow sensors. Light-based instrumentation. Electrical safety. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: EE 201, BMED 310 or consent of instructor.

BMED 450 Contemporary Issues in Biomedical Engineering (4)

Current and evolving topics in biomedical engineering, including medical and industrial applications. Exploration of contemporary issues in biomedical engineering, including technical and societal implications. Class Schedule will list topics selected. Total credit limited to four 16 units. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: Senior standing in Biomedical Engineering. Change effective Winter 2007.

BMED 455, 456 Bioengineering Design I, II (4) (4)

Preparation of formal engineering reports on a series of engineering analysis and design problems illustrating methodology from various branches of applied mechanics as applied to bioengineering problems. Statistical analysis. Governmental regulations. Bioethical issues. 2 lectures, 2 laboratories. Prerequisite: ME 341, BMED 410 or consent of instructor.

BMED 460 Engineering Physiology (4)

Physiology for biomedical engineering students, with an emphasis on control mechanisms and engineering principles. Engineering aspects of basic cell functions; biological control systems; muscle; neural; endocrine, and circulatory systems, digestive, respiratory, renal, and reproductive systems; regulation of metabolism, and defense mechanisms. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: ZOO 331 or equivalent, BMED 310 or consent of instructor.