Bioengineering

This course offers an introduction to the multidisciplinary field of biomaterials including biological responses to materials, biomedical applications of materials, and design and development of commercial products. Other topics include: biopolymers; bioceramics; biomaterial degradation; designing biomaterials for 3D printing; surface modification of biomaterials; bioentrepreneurship.

The course provides a study of the major principles and types of rheology and how these can be applied to give the required structure, texture, and viscosity in processed biomaterials. Major topics include viscosity of Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids, viscoelastic properties of weak and strong gels, transient responses of a wide range of food and pharmaceutical products, and theoretical/empirical modelling of mechanical properties.

This course offers an introduction to biomedicine. Topics include: cell chemistry; an introduction to the study of cells; an introduction to the study of tissues and organs; tissue repair and regeneration; embryonic and adult stem cells; tissue engineering; human genetics; gene therapy; vaccinations. 

This class covers the fundamentals of biomedical engineering. In particular, biological systems are analyzed using the principles of mechanical engineering. This course topics include cellular biomechanics, hemodynamics, circulatory systems, respiratory systems, and muscle and skeletal systems.

This course provides research training for students through placement in a laboratory at Carlos III University of Madrid. Students carry out an original research project under the supervision and guidance of assigned faculty members. The specific topic studied depends on the faculty in charge of the laboratory in which each student is assigned. At the conclusion of the program, students submit their final work (paper, presentation, report, etc.) as instructed by their lab supervisors

Biomedical materials have improved healthcare in many ways and continuous developments in this multidisciplinary and rapidly expanding field are expected to lead to breakthrough solutions for many clinical problems. This course covers the science and technology of materials used in biomedical applications and provides students with an understanding of the challenges involved in engineering materials for the repair or replacement of injured, diseased, or malfunction tissues in the human body.

This course offers an introduction to the design of medical instrumentation. Topics include: signal amplification; signal filtering; electrical safety; electrocardiology; electroencephalography; other biopotential recordings-- EMG, ENG, ERG, EOG; biopotential amplifiers; electrodes and electrolytes; sensors-- biophysics, design, applications; introduction to signal digitalization; therapeutic and prosthetic devices; pressure and sound measurements; flow and volume measurements; introduction to optical measurement systems. 

Prerequisites: Introduction to Bioengineering, Electronic Technology in Biomedicine, Measuring Instrumentation, Signals and Systems, or Digital Signal Processing.