‘’Biomedical engineering or bioengineering, is the application of engineering principles to the field of biology and health care. Bioengineers work with doctors, therapist and researchers to develop system, equipment and device in order to solve clinical problem.
It is said that where doctor ends, biomedical engineer starts from then. [1.1]
Biomedical engineer:
Biomedical engineers study, design, develop and evaluate biological and medical systems and product such as artificial organs, prostheses, medical instruments and information system.
Responsibility:
Biomedical engineers work closely with life scientists, chemist and medical professionals (physicians, nurses, therapists and technicians) on the engineering aspects of biological systems. Ensure the safety of equipment used for diagnosis, treatment and monitoring.
Duties and responsibilities vary from one position to another, but in general biomedical engineers:
-Design and develop medical devices such as artificial hearts and kidneys, pacemaker, Artificial hips, surgical lasers, automated patient monitors and blood chemistry sensors.
-Design and develop engineer therapies (for example: neural-integrative prostheses)
-Adapt computer hardware and software or software for medical science or health care applications (for example: develop expert system that assist in diagnosing disease, medical imaging systems, models of different aspects of human physiology or medical data management)
-Ensure the safety of equipment used for diagnosis, treatment and monitoring.
-supervise and train technologists and technicians. [1.2]
Different field of biomedical engineering:
*Bioinformatics-developing and using computer tools to collect and analyze data.
*Bioinstrumentation-applying electronic and measurement techniques
*Biomaterials-developing nonviable materials that is intended to interact with biological systems
*Bio-Nano-engineering developing novel structures of nanometer dimensions for application to biology, drug delivery and molecular diagnostics
*Cell and tissue engineering- design, construction, modification, growth o and maintenance of living tissue
*Clinical engineering-applying the latest technology to health care system in hospital
*Genetic engineering-mapping, sequencing and analyzing genomes (DNA)
*medical imaging and image processing-provision of graphic display of anatomic detail and physiological function of the body
*biomedical signal processing and analysis- collection and analysis of data from patients
Future Directions of biomedical Engineering:
Biomedical engineering is said to be the most innovative subject and biomedical engineers are said to be the future director of modern world. Biomedical engineering is developing day by day and getting mass recognition now a day. Biomedical engineers are now designing different type of artificial limbs and prosthesis, discovering many modern medical procedures, developing new methods of preventing disease. Moreover, biomedical engineers work in offices, laboratories, workshops, manufacturing artificial limbs, clinics and hospitals. They also required to meet research deadlines, work with patients and medical equipment that is defected need to be prepared.