Biomechanichal Engineering

Introduction, 01.03.2001

The discipline of Biomedical Engineering consists of the following fields:

Biomechanics:

Biomechanics is dealing with theoretical and experimental mechanics.

Biomaterials:

Design and development of bioimplantable materials. Besides the problems of being acceptable to the body other points need to be considered, e.g. a rapid change of the Youngs Modulus between the implant and the bone is not desired.

Biosensors:

Detection of biological events and their transformation to electrical signals. E.g. myo-sensors.

Physiologic Modeling, Simulation and Control:

Use of computer simulations to develop an understanding of physiologic relationships.

Biomedical Instrumentation:

Monitoring and measuring physiologic events, development of biosensors.

Rehabilitation Engineering:

Design of rehabilitation devices.

Medical Imaging:

Provide graphic display of anatomic details; e.g. X-Ray

Prosthetic Devices and Artificial Organs:

Design of devices for replacement of bodily finction; e.g. endoprothesis, prothesis.

Biotechnology:

Creating biological material; e.g. tissue engineering

Medical Informatics:

Dataprocessing, interpreting results, decision making, including expert systems and neural networks.

Biologic Effects of Electromagnetic Fields:

Study of effects of electromagnetic fields on biologic tissue.

Clinical Engineering:

Design of clinically related facilities.