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BME 353: Bioelectronics


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Prerequisites

None

Description

Development and design of sensors, stimulators, and their medical devices for bio-integrated electronics. Materials design and fabrication of passive and active components for sensitive, multimodal, and robust wearable and implantable devices.

Who Takes It?

First year graduate students or upper level undergraduates. No formal prerequisites, however, core engineering concepts and basic understanding of biomaterials or physiology is helpful.

What It's About

BME/MSE 353 covers the materials, device, and some systems level design of bioelectronics for wearable and implantable applications. Significant focus will be placed on the characteristics at the biotic/abiotic interface as they relate to immune response/device longevity, and on sensing/stimulation efficacy. Materials/form factor design will be addressed from the perspective of new concepts in bioelectronics for multimodal wearable patches and implanted probes for diagnostic and therapeutic applications. The course includes once weekly assessments, readings and discussions, a cooperative group activity, and a final group presentation and paper on current leading-edge research topics in bioelectronics.

A parallel lab course (BME 354, 1 unit, limited enrollment) will be offered; separate registration required, students registering for the lab must be registered for the lecture. This lab course includes 3 lab modules on biosignal acquisition and analysis, microfabrication and impedance measurements, and devices and analysis of multi-modal signals for gait analysis. Assessments include lab reports after each module, and presentations during the lecture course.

Mini-Syllabus

  • Biochemical/bioanalyte sensing
  • Biophysical sensing
  • Electrophysiological sensing
  • Impedance monitoring
  • Stimulation/Electroceuticals
  • Immune response and signal transduction
  • Novel form factors
  • New active materials
  • Transient electronics
  • Active recording/integration
  • Applications in wearables/rehabilitation
  • Optogenetics
  • Bioethics and regulatory, policy and security concerns

Textbook

No required textbook. Readings will be provided or are freely available through NU.