The following courses, numbered 5000-9999, are offered for graduate credit. Courses numbered 5000-6999 which are offered for undergraduate credit only may be found in the undergraduate bulletin, as well as all other undergraduate courses (numbered 0900-4999). Courses in the following list numbered 5000-6999 may be taken for undergraduate credit unless specifically restricted to graduate students as indicated by individual course limitations. For interpretation of numbering system, signs and abbreviations, see University Courses.
Undergrad. prereq: senior standing. For any class designated as Web, contact online: (http://www.classschedule.wayne.edu). Basic understanding of fundamental human physiology for engineering students; emphasis on body function. (T)
Prereq: senior standing. Basic principles of human physiology presented from the engineering perspective. Bodily functions, their regulation and control discussed in quantitative terms and illustrated by simple mathematical models where feasible. (F,W)
Prereq: proficiency in at least one programming language. Application of numerical methods in biomedical engineering. Data acquisition, reduction, and analysis using numerical methods and computer programming for such tasks. (F,W)
Prereq: BME 5010, BMS 5550, or college-level cell biology course. Introduction to cell biology and molecular biology for engineers interested in biomedical engineering. (F,W)
Open only to students without an engineering background. Prereq: consent of adviser. Intensive, self-directed course in engineering analysis from Calculus I through linear algebra and differential equations. Analytical foundation for graduate study in biomedical engineering for students with non-engineering backgrounds. (T)
Role of vehicle in road safety, occupation and pedestrian injury mechanisms, measures of vehicle safety performance, driver behavior and vehicle interface. Use of new technology to improve vehicle safety. (F)
Prereq: BME 5010 or BMS 5550; M E 2400. Structure and properties of the major tissue components of the musculoskeletal sytem and evaluation of how tissues combine to provide support and motion to the body. (W)
Etiology and sequela of age-related fracture. Methodologies for detection and treatment of osteoporosis. Predictors of fracture risk.
(B)
Prereq: BME 5010 or consent of instructor. Government regulations and industrial procedures that lead to device/drug approval. (B:W)
Prereq: B E 1300, BME 5010 or BMS 5550. Introduction to study of both biological materials (bone, muscle, etc.) and materials for medical applications. Topics include tissue properties and effects of pathology, biocompatability, and design considerations. (Y)
Prereq: BME 5010 or BMS 5550. Wound healing and the tissue response to foreign materials. The organization, activation, and mechanisms of the immune system. Bioactive materials and the molecular basis for surface recognition and masking. (B)
Hands-on and demonstration exposure to laboratory techniques for the assessment of biological tissues and artificial biomaterials. (Y)
Prereq: ECE 4600 or equiv.; written consent of instructor. Students work in small groups to design and build `smart' devices or systems which will integrate sensors, digital logic and/or microprocessors, and user interfacing. The products will be requested by "clients" and the student will work in cross-disciplinary teams. (F)
Prereq: ECE 4600 or equiv.; written consent of instructor. Continuation of BME 5530. (F)
Prereq: senior standing. Design, fabrication and testing of customized hardware to aid handicapped patients. (F)
Prereq: consent of instructor. Course allows BME students to participate in national projects competitions. (T)
Prereq: senior standing and written consent of program director. Independent projects on subjects in the field of biomedical engineering. (T)
Topics as announced in Schedule of Classes. (I)
Prereq: B.S. degree in engineering or science. Introduction to various types of sensors and the design of basic analog VLSI circuit building blocks. (F)
Prereq: ECE 3300, BME 5010 or BMS 5550, and BME 5020. Engineering principles of physiological measurements. Signal conditioning equipment, amplifiers, recorders and transducers. Recent advances. (F)
Prereq: consent of instructor. Principles of application of enabling technology: across life stages, for differing ethnic and cultural backgrounds, for individuals with varying functional abilities. (Y)
Prereq: consent of graduate adviser. Industrial internship in biomedical engineering. (T)
Open only to BME doctoral students. Prereq: BME 5010. Gross dissection-based course designed to introduce students to the anatomical structures associated with major physiological functions important to biomedical engineering. Material fee as indicated in the Schedule of Classes (F)
Open only to graduate students. Prereq: BME 5030. Basic concepts of intracellular signaling pathways in response to environmental stimuli such as biomaterials and mechanical forces. (W)
Prereq: M E 3400, and BME 5010 or BMS 5550; consent of instructor. Review of models created for impact simulations. Regional impact simulation models. Human and dummy models subject to various restraint systems. (W)
Prereq: M E 5040. Structural, stress, and strain analysis of the human body and/or artificial implants, using realistic biomechanical data for relevant tissues and material. Theoretical background and applied analysis. (Y)
Prereq: M E 2400, and BME 5010 or BMS 5550. Biomechanical response of the body regions and the whole body to impact. Mechanisms of injury in blunt impact. Effects of restraints on injury reduction. Development of test surrogates such as dummies. (B:F)
Prereq: BME 6480, BME 7160. Lecture and laboratory combined; principles of impact testing; hands-on experience in use of impact-test equipment, including sled, pendulum, other types of impactors, and drop-test techniques. Material fee as indicated in the Schedule of Classes (Y)
Prereq: BME 7160. Formal seminar. Critical review and evaluation of the literature. (F)
Prereq: BME 5010 or BMS 5550; BME 5020, BME 5210. Tissue-level mechanical properties. Analytical models of hard and soft tissue mechanics. Soft tissue viscoelasticity, quasilinear viscoelasticity and biphasic theory. Wolff's law and bone remodeling, bone fatigue and microfracture. Form and function relationships from microstructure to macrostructure. Application of theoretical models to experimental data sets. (B:F)
Prereq: BME 5210 or 5370. Seminar format: advanced topics presented to the class; lectures by the instructor and by the participants based on literature reviews. Topics determined by student interest.
(B:F)
Prereq: BME 5370. Effects of topography and texture on the performance of biomaterials. Self-organization of biomembranes and supramolecular systems. (B)
Prereq: BME 5380. Seminar format; advanced topics investigated and presented by students. (B:W)
Prereq: BME 5370, and CHE 7100 or BME 5020. Seminar and project based approach to the design, development, analysis and application of organ and tissue replacement systems which incorporate processed materials and living cells. (B:W)
Prereq: ECE 6570. The fabrication process; characterization of sensors; design of associated analog VLSI circuit. (W)
Neurophysiology of pain from nerve receptors in peripheral tissue to synaptic transmission in the central nervous system. Neurophysiology and biology of pain in the spine, hip, knee and muscle. (B:W)
Anesthetized animal models used to demonstrate and study EMG recordings, principles of compound nerve potentials, sensory recording from joint and muscle, and effect of inflammation on sensory nerve response. (Y)
Prereq: MAT 2150, ECE 3570, ECE 3580, BME 5020. Science and engineering of magnetic resonance imaging; relaxation times, signal concepts, Fourier imaging, sampling, filtering, and sequence design.
(B)
Prereq: written consent of instructor. Independent projects on subjects of interest in the field of biomedical engineering. (T)
Prereq: consent of program director. Topics as announced in Schedule of Classes. (I)
Prereq: consent of chairperson and adviser. Combined experimental and analytical study of a problem in the field of biomedical engineering. (T)
Offered for S and U grades only. Lectures on biomedical engineering and related fields by guest speakers, faculty, and students. M. S. students are required to take one semester; Ph.D. students are required to take two semesters. (F,W)
Prereq: doctoral candidate standing. Offered for S and U grades only. Seminar and research discussion based on research projects of BME doctoral students. (B)
Prereq: ECE 6570, 7570. Technological advances. Interaction of research experience in smart sensors and integrated devices. (W)
Prereq: consent of adviser. (T)
Prereq: consent of department. For Ph.D. program applicants. Offered for S and U grades only. Research in preparation for doctoral dissertation. (T)
Prereq: consent of dissertation adviser; Ph.D. candidate in department. Required in academic-year semester following advancement to Ph.D. candidacy. Offered for S and U grades only. (T)
Prereq: consent of dissertation adviser; BME 9991. Required in academic-year semester following BME 9991. Offered for S and U grades only. (T)
Prereq: consent of dissertation adviser; BME 9992. Required in academic-year semester following BME 9992. Offered for S and U grades only. (T)
Prereq: consent of dissertation adviser; BME 9993. Required in academic-year semester following BME 9993. Offered for S and U grades only. (T)
Prereq: consent of dissertation adviser; completion of 30 credits in BME 9999, or 9991-9994. Offered for S and U grades only. (T)
Prereq: consent of chairperson of program graduate committee. No more than 10 credits to be elected before doctoral candidacy. Offered for S and U grades only. (T)