Techniques for computer simulation, pattern recognition, feedback control, and nonlinear and linear systems analysis of biological systems are additional aspects of advanced training in this concentration. There are active research programs in electrical impedance imaging, automated closed-loop drug delivery systems, tissue perfusion measurements, and optical processing to enhance microscopic images of tissues and cells. The design of entirely new materials for use within the body also falls within this concentration. Mechanical Concentration Mechanics has helped solve problems involving cell physiology, blood flow, skin rheology, bone mechanics, the design of load-bearing prostheses, methods of joint lubrication, and countless other items of interest in medicine. Continuum mechanics, finite element analysis, strain gauge techniques, model analysis techniques, and micromechanics are some of the methods used to attack these problems.
Additional concentrations are available such as a rehabilitation concentration.
Another one is a medical imaging option that covers the theoretical basis and practical applications of noninvasive internal imaging of animate and inanimate objects. The imaging modalities include X-ray, ultrasound, scintigraphic, and nuclear magnetic resonance techniques. Admission Persons seeking admission to graduate degree programs in biomedical engineering should arrange for their Graduate Record Examination aptitude test scores to be sent to the Biomedical Engineering Department. Applicants who cannot take the test should attach explanations to their applications. Submission of GRE Advanced Test scores is also recommended.