Biomedical Engineering
A Unique Mix of Expertise and Resources
Preclinical
A unique strength of our biomedical engineering department is the development of biofidelic virtual human body models. As part of the Global Human Body Models Consortium, a multi-center effort to develop state-of-the-art virtual human models for improving safety in transportation, our researchers can customize body models to study aging, anthropometry, injury risk prediction, spaceflight, transportation, medical device design and much more.
Key Research Areas
- Trauma research of microvascular damage and specific injury phenotypes
- Medical device design
- Advanced 3D printing
- Material testing
- Robotic surgical biomechanics
- Imaging analysis in aging, addiction, mild traumatic brain injury and cardiovascular disease
- Human body model customization
- Anthropometry
- Spaceflight
- Automotive injury risk prediction
- Solid organ engineering
- Tissue engineering
Clinical
Clinical research is supported by resources like the Center for Injury Biomechanics, which leads the world in the critical investigations of injury biomechanics. Researchers at the Center are pioneers in the study of head impact in sports. Our investigators are part of the groundbreaking Imaging, Telemetry and Kinematics Modeling (iTAKL) study that provides ongoing information to track exposure of youth football players for head impacts and concussion. Researchers also provide unique capabilities and expertise to explore the body’s mechanisms and human tolerance following injury, trauma, surgical procedures and the utilization of medical devices and drug delivery systems.
Key Research Areas
- Injury biomechanics for soldiers
- Concussion and head impact in sports
- Sports equipment development and improvement
- Imaging analysis in aging, addiction, mild traumatic brain injury and cardiovascular disease
- Cardiovascular MRI image acquisition and image analysis.
- Solid organ engineering
- Tissue engineering
- Rapid prototyping of surgical models
- Personalized trauma therapies
- Biomarker analysis