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Biomedical Engineering (BME) 1 BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING (BME) BME 100 BME 315 Introduction to the Profession Instrumentation and Measurement Laboratory Introduces the student to the scope of the biomedical engineering Laboratory exercises stress instrumentation usage and data profession and its role in society, and develops a sense of analysis used to determine physiological functions and variables professionalism in the student. Provides an overview of biomedical and the relations to the physiological variability. engineering through lectures, presentations by outside speakers, Prerequisite(s): ECE 211* and BME 200, An asterisk (*) designates a hands-on exercises, and scientific literature analyses. Develops course which may be taken concurrently. professional communication and teamwork skills. Lecture: 0 Lab: 3 Credits: 1 Lecture: 1 Lab: 2 Credits: 2 Satisfies: Communications (C) BME 320 Fluids Laboratory BME 200 Laboratory experiments in thermodynamics, biological fluid Biomedical Engineering Computer Applications flow, and heat transfer. Emphasis is placed on current methods, In this course, students will apply programming to solve quantitative instrumentation, and equipment used in biomedical engineering; oral biomedical engineering problems across cell/tissue engineering, presentation of results; and on the writing of comprehensive reports. neural engineering, and medical imaging. Students will also be Open only to Biomedical Engineering majors. exposed to additional engineering and product development Corequisite(s): BME 301 programming tools and environments. Prerequisite(s): BIOL 117 and BME 315 Prerequisite(s): MATH 252* and CS 104, An asterisk (*) designates a Lecture: 0 Lab: 3 Credits: 1 course which may be taken concurrently. Satisfies: Communications (C) Lecture: 1 Lab: 2 Credits: 2 BME 325 BME 301 Bioelectronics Laboratory Bio-Fluid Mechanics Practical hands on design, construction and testing of electric and Basic properties of fluids in motion. Lagrangian and Eulerian electronic circuitry for biomedical applications. Basic concepts viewpoints, material derivative, streamlines. Continuity, energy, will be presented with emphasis on their relevance to the design of angular and linear momentum equations in integral and differential systems that can be used for clinical and basic scientific research. forms. Applications in biofluids and biomedical devices; rheology of Prerequisite(s): ECE 213 and BME 315 biological fluids. Lecture: 0 Lab: 3 Credits: 1 Corequisite(s): BME 320 Prerequisite(s): MATH 251 and MMAE 200 and BIOL 115 BME 330 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3 Analysis of Biosignals and Systems This course is a junior level introduction to the theoretical and BME 309 practical aspects of signal processing and dynamic systems Biomedical Imaging behavior as they relate to physiological, biological, and biomedical An introduction to biomedical imaging concepts and modalities. systems. The topics covered will include sampling theory, Topics covered include general principles of image science (image continuous and discrete Fourier transforms and series, Laplace quality, sampling, etc.), X-ray-based imaging [conventional x-ray transforms, Linear systems theory, signal filtering, models of imaging, mammography, computed tomography (CT), and digital biological and physiological systems, and analysis of dynamic and subtraction angiography (DSA)], and nuclear medicine [gamma feedback systems. camera, single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), Prerequisite(s): ECE 211 and MATH 252 and positron emission tomography (PET)]. Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3 Prerequisite(s): (BME 330* or ECE 308*) and PHYS 221, An asterisk (*) designates a course which may be taken concurrently. BME 331 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3 Modeling and Control of Biological Systems The course expands upon the systems and signal processing BME 310 concepts introduced in BME 330 to develop the tools to model Biomaterials physiological processes and the feedback control of these Applications of biomaterials in different tissue and organ systems. processes. Relationship between physical and chemical structure of materials Prerequisite(s): (BME 330 or ECE 308) and BME 422 and biological system response. Choosing, fabricating, and Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3 modifying materials for specific biomedical applications. Prerequisite(s): CHEM 125 and PHYS 123 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3 Satisfies: Communications (C) 2 Biomedical Engineering (BME) BME 335 BME 418 Thermodynamics of Living Systems Reaction Kinetics for BME Principles of thermodynamics and conservation of mass applied This course focuses on analysis of rate data and single and to living systems and biomedical devices. The first and second multiple reaction schemes. Biomedical topics include biological laws of thermodynamics, pHs and chemical equilibrium, metabolic systems, enzymatic pathways, enzyme and receptor-ligand kinetics, stoichiometry and energetics. pharmacokinetics, heterogeneous reactions, microbial cell growth Prerequisite(s): CHE 202 and BME 301* and MATH 251, An asterisk and product formation, and the design and analysis of biological (*) designates a course which may be taken concurrently. reactors. Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3 Corequisite(s): BME 482 Prerequisite(s): BIOL 403 and MATH 252 and BME 335 BME 402 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3 Introduction to Regulatory Science for Engineers Engineers must be equipped to answer the growing demands for BME 419 new medical technologies. Introduction to Regulatory Science Introduction to Design Concepts in Biomedical Engineering teaches engineers how the regulated environment impacts the Introduction to Design Concepts in Biomedical Engineering. This design, testing. and delivery of medical devices. It will equip course aims to educate students on project definition, and on the students with the essential skills and tools critical to the practice design, development and technology transfer of potential biomedical of engineering in the medical device industry. In this course, products in the context of the student's major capstone project. students will be exposed to the core concepts, processes, and tools Students will learn best practices for designing a marketable surrounding the global medical device regulatory framework, and medical device, including the design process from the clinical will gain foundational knowledge for the practical application of problem definition through prototype and clinical testing to market regulations throughout the product development lifecycle. From readiness. knowledge gained in the class, students will be expected to work Prerequisite(s): BME 315 and (BME 320 or BME 325) and BME 422 in teams and use critical thinking, data analysis and interpretation Lecture: 2 Lab: 0 Credits: 2 skills to research, evaluate, and present a scientific, technical, and Satisfies: Communications (C) legally justifiable approach for the global introduction of a new medical device. BME 420 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3 Design Concepts in Biomedical Engineering An introduction to the strategies and fundamental bioengineering BME 405 design criteria behind the development of biomedical engineering Physiology Laboratory systems and implantable devices that use either synthetic materials A laboratory course which demonstrates basic concepts of or hybrid (biological-synthetic)systems. Analysis and design of bioengineering design through experimental procedures involving replacements for the heart, kidneys, and lungs. Specification and humans and experimental animals. Statistical principles of realization of structures for artificial organ systems. Students will be experimental design. Study of possible errors. Experiments required to complete a team-oriented design project in their chosen include nerve action, electrocardiography, mechanics of muscle, track. membranes, and noninvasive diagnostics in humans. Open only to Prerequisite(s): BME 419 Biomedical Engineering majors. Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3 Corequisite(s): BME 453 Satisfies: Communications (C) Prerequisite(s): BME 315 Lecture: 0 Lab: 3 Credits: 1 BME 422 Mathematical Methods for Biomedical Engineers BME 417 This course integrates mathematical and computational tools that Technologies for Treatment of Diabetes address directly the needs of biomedical engineers. The topics Study of physiological control systems and engineering of external covered include the mathematics of diffusion, pharmacokinetic control of biological systems by focusing on an endocrine system models, biological fluid mechanics, and biosignal representations disorder -- diabetes. The effects of type 1 diabetes on glucose and analysis. The use of MATLAB will be emphasized for homeostasis and various treatment technologies for regulation numerically solving problems of practical relevance. of glucose concentration. Development of mathematical models Prerequisite(s): (MATH 252 and CS 104) and (BME 330* or describing the dynamics of glucose and insulin concentration ECE 308*), An asterisk (*) designates a course which may be taken variations, blood glucose concentration measurement and inference concurrently. techniques, insulin pumps, and artificial pancreas systems. Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Credits: 3 Biomedical Engineering (BME) 3 BME 423 BME 427 Cell Biomechanics: Principles and Biological Processes Extracellular Matrix Biology This course will provide students an opportunity to learn about The Extra Cellular Matrix (ECM) is that which connects cells in mechanical forces that develop in the