Acquisition and analysis of biomedical signals such as EEG, EKG, and EMG are explored in this laboratory. Special analog and digital filters have been developed to process biomedical signals in the presence of extraneous noise. A high-speed Silicon Graphics workstation is available for neuromuscular modeling and simulation. Work in this laboratory includes the acquisition and analysis of kinematic data related to biomechanical studies of human musculoskeletal dynamics and control. A pulsatile flow pump for cardiac surgery has been developed in this laboratory, and pulsatile flow hemodialysis is also being developed and tested.
Laboratory equipment includes instrumentation for measuring instantaneous blood pressure and flow.
This laboratory investigates the interaction between electromagnetic radiation and biological materials and systems. Some work is done in conjunction with laboratories at the J. J. Pickle Research Campus. These laboratories are equipped to generate laser energy at virtually any wavelength in the ultraviolet, visible, and infrared regions of the spectrum. The laboratories also provide equipment to measure tissue optical properties, fluorescence and Raman spectra of animal and human tissue in vivo, fluorescence spectra of biological fluorophores at near-picomolar concentrations, and Raman spectra of biological chromophores at micromolar concentrations. Equipment is available in this laboratory for electrophysiological measurements of the visual system, auditory system, and neuromuscular system.