Research

Bioengineering applies engineering principles and methods to understand, define, and solve problems in medicine, physiology and biology.

Department areas of research include:
• Biocontrol systems: optimizing strategies for human movement, gait analysis, anthro-robotic systems, bioinstrumentation, bioelectricity, biosensors and bioelectronic devices.
• Neural research: modeling and simulation of neural systems and their functions, signal processing, specialized technology for medical diagnoses, monitoring and treatment of nervous disorders.
• Rehabilitation engineering: robotic devices and low-tech devices to improve physical and cognitive impairments.
• Bioimaging research topics: magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy, optical imaging and image processing and enhancement.
• Biomaterials: study of interface materials, their mechanical, physical, chemical and biological properties, design and development and clinical performance.
• Biosystems/biotransport engineering: artificial organs, cardiovascular engineering, bioseparations and biocomplexities.
• Biosensors, bioinstrumentation and bio-MEMs research diagnostics tools to monitor human health and the environment, microactuators and microsensors for drug delivery systems.
• Molecular, cell and tissue engineering: molecular and cell therapies, biochemical pathways engineering and artificial and biohybrid organ devices.