Biomechanics

Knowledge

• Mechanics

• Fluid flow

• Heat transport

BME Area

• Systems

• Overlap with Bioinformatics and Biomolecular

Industry

• Established industry: yes

• Areas

• Implantable hips and joints

• Cardiovascular devices (stents, artificial heart)

• Prosthetics

Companies• Biomet

• DePuy (JNJ)

• Smith & Nephew*

• Stryker

• Wright Medical Technologies*

• Zimmer

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Research

• Computational fluid dynamics of body fluids (blood flow, breathing)

• Biomechanics of cells and tissue

• Tissue engineered knee/hip/etc implants

• Rehabilitation engineering

https://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/jessicaz/publication/vascularmodel/Patient-specific modeling of blood flow

http://www-2.unipv.it/compmech/cofin_02/stent_analisi_tot_file/image011.jpgStent analysis and design

https://www.dovepress.com/alterations-in-cancer-cell-mechanical-properties-after-fluid-shear-str-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-CHC

Cancer cell biomechanics

https://consultqd.clevelandclinic.org/biological-solutions-show-promise-for-damaged-articular-cartilage/

Engineered tissue graft for a knee articular cartilage lesion

https://www.azorobotics.com/images/news/NewsImage_9218.jpgRobotics for recovery from brain injury (stroke, TBI, etc.)

600k tester

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