Bio Medical Engineering (BME)

Biomedical engineering (BME) is the application of engineering principles and techniques to the medical field. It combines the design and problem solving skills of engineering with medical and biological sciences to help improve patient health care and the quality of life of individuals.

Diagram of A JARVIK-7, an artificial heart for cardiothoracic surgery

An example of a BME application of mechanical engineering with biocompatible materials

As a relatively new discipline, much of the work in biomedical engineering consists of research and development, covering an array of following fields:-

bioinformatics,

medical imaging,

image processing,

physiological signal processing,

biomechanics,

biomaterials and bioengineering,

systems analysis,

3-D modelling etc.

Disciplines in biomedical engineering:

1. Clinical engineering
2. Medical devices
3. Medical imaging
4. Tissue engineering