Biomedical Engineering at Queen's Biomedical Engineering Biomedical Engineering is an interdisciplinary field of study involving the application of engineering principles and techniques to medical and biological problems. At Queen's University , biomedical engineering research activity is spread across several departments - these include mechanical engineering , electrical engineering , chemical engineering and engineering physics in Applied Science and physiology , rehabilitation therapy, rehabilitation medicine and physical and health education in the Life Sciences. Retrieved total knee replacement implant. Research activities include the development of implantable interfaces between neural and electronic systems for experimental and clincal uses and the implementation of clinical expert systems.
Research is focussed on joint mechanics and the development of orthopaedic implants.
Close-up of retrieved tibial plateau. Students graduating from programs in engineering or life sciences may pursue research in biomedical engineering as part of their graduate training. Resurfacing elbow treatment for people with arthritis. Various departments at Queen's offer graduate level programs of study for those interested in this interdisciplinary field.