BIOMENG (Biomedical Engineering)

BIOMENG 221 - Mechanics of Engineered and Biological Materials (15 pts)🏳

Introduction to the laws of conservation of mass, linear momentum, angular momentum and energy and their application to engineering problems. Topics include control volume analysis, fluid statics, Bernoulli’s equation, heat conduction, diffusion, linear elasticity, stresses and strains specific to direct and torsional loading, material constitutive relationships (including anisotropy, nonlinearity, and viscoelasticity), axial and transverse loading, and pressure loading of engineering structures and biomaterials.

Prerequisite: ENGGEN 150, or ENGSCI 111, or a B+ or higher in MATHS 108 or 110, or a B+ or higher in MATHS 120 and 130

BIOMENG 241 - Instrumentation and Design (15 pts)🏳

An introduction to engineering instrumentation related to the measurement of biological signals, including a group project on the design methodology of instrumentation systems. Topics include: fundamentals of measurement systems (electric circuits, basic electronics, frequency domain signal analysis and transient analysis, measurement systems), engineering design (teamwork, communication, safety in design and professional responsibility, software tools, material and manufacturing process selection).

Prerequisite: ELECTENG 101

BIOMENG 261 - Tissue and Biomolecular Engineering (15 pts)🏳

Overview of molecular and tissue engineering principles emphasising biochemical kinetics, gene regulation, cell behaviour and biomedical ethics. Laboratory practice and design project in cell culture and molecular biology techniques. Topics include enzymes and regulation of metabolic pathways, thermodynamic principles of biochemical reactions, systems biology and regulatory motifs in biochemical networks, cell culture techniques, research and medical ethics.

Prerequisite: BIOSCI 107, ENGSCI 211

Restriction: BIOMENG 361

BIOMENG 299 - Workshop Practice (0 pts)🏳

Restriction: ENGGEN 299

BIOMENG 321 - Continuum Modelling in Bioengineering (15 pts)🏳

An introduction to continuum modelling approaches to bioengineering problems across a range of spatial scales. Topics include: tensor analysis, molecular and cellular mechanics of striated muscle; finite deformation elasticity and constitutive relations for soft biological materials; conservation equations for momentum, mass and heat transfer in fluids; viscous flow; boundary layers; pure conduction and diffusion; advective transport of mass and heat.

Prerequisite: BIOMENG 221, ENGSCI 211

Restriction: ENGSCI 343

BIOMENG 341 - Bioinstrumentation and Design (15 pts)🏳

Sensors and actuators (temperature, position, force, pressure, flow, bioelectric, optical sensors and instruments). Signals, systems and controls (s-domain signal notation, transfer functions, frequency response functions, block diagrams, the Laplace transform, first and second order systems, characterisation methods, fundamentals of control). Bioinstrumentation design methodology and group design project integrating professional engineering considerations.

Prerequisite: BIOMENG 241

BIOMENG 771 - Musculoskeletal and Orthopaedic Biomechanics (15 pts)🏳

Topics that biomechanical and orthopaedic engineers use in research and industry. Includes guest lectures from practitioners. Orthopaedic engineering topics cover implant design, material choice, implant stress shielding and bone loss, implant wear and bone remodelling. Musculoskeletal biomechanics topics cover motion capture, inverse kinematics and dynamics, muscle force evaluation, electromyography (EMG), inertial sensors and applications in sports medicine and rehabilitation.

Prerequisite: 15 points from ENGSCI 311, 313, 314

BIOMENG 791 - Advanced Biomedical Engineering Design (15 pts)🏳

An engineering project requiring the application and integration of material taught in technical and professional engineering courses to the design of medical devices and software to meet client needs. The project also requires consideration of ethical issues, social impact, safety in design, and international regulations.

Prerequisite: BIOMENG 341, and a further 45 points from non- elective courses listed in Part III of the BE(Hons) Schedule for Biomedical Engineering and Design 906

BIOMENG 792 - Special Topic (15 pts)🏳

BIOMENG 793 - Special Topic (15 pts)🏳

BIOMENG 794 - Special Topic (15 pts)🏳

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