Introduction to biomedical engineering

lgbio1112  2020-2021  Louvain-la-Neuve

Introduction to biomedical engineering
Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the information below is subject to change, in particular that concerning the teaching mode (presential, distance or in a comodal or hybrid format).
5 credits
45.0 h
Q2
Teacher(s)
Lefèvre Philippe;
Language
French
Prerequisites
No prerequisites
Main themes
Biomedical engineering is a pluridisciplinary field that finds its place at the interface between biomedical sciences and engineering sciences leading on to a multitude of applications. Thus, biomedical engineering is not only an important discipline subject to specific teachings in a constantly increasing number of universities, but also a domain quite difficult to apprehend at first glance.
Therefore the main objective of this course is to present to the students whose interests lay in biomedical engineering an introduction to the discipline. Concretely, this course covers an introduction to the main domains of biomedical engineering: (bio)-instrumentation, medical imaging, medical computer sciences, biological models, artificial organs, (bio)-materials, rehabilitation engineering, radiophysics, and clinical engineering.
Aims

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

1 Regarding the learning outcomes of the program of "Master in Biomedical Engineering", this course contributes to the development and the acquisition of the following learning outcomes:
    AA1.1, AA1.2, AA1.3
    AA6.2
More precisely, at the end of this course, students will be able to:
  • understand, through a series of examples, the notions of (bio)instrumentation, (bio)material, artificial organs, medical imaging, clinical engineering, modelling of biological systems, etc. '
  • later on, apply these concepts in order to solve elementary problems in the field of biomedical engineering
 
Content
The different fields of application of engineering to biomedical sciences will be presented in the course, with many examples of practical implementations. Among them:
  • Biomedical engineering : a historical perspective
  • Ethics in the field of biomedical engineering
  • Biomechanics (mechanical properties of biomaterials and applications)
  • Rehabilitation
  • Biomaterials
  • Tissue engineering
  • Bioinstrumentation
  • Biosensors
  • Biomedical signals processing
  • Mathematical modeling of physiological systems
  • Bioinformatics and genomics
  • Medical imaging
Teaching methods

Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the information in this section is particularly likely to change.

The course is made of lectures given by the teachers.
Evaluation methods

Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the information in this section is particularly likely to change.

Students will be individually evaluated (written and/or oral examination) on the learning outcomes detailed above.
Bibliography
Les documents du cours sont disponibles sur iCampus.
"Introduction to Biomedical Engineering", Elsevier, disponible à la BST
Faculty or entity
GBIO


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Minor in Biomedical Engineering

Specialization track in Biomedical Engineering

Master [120] in Chemistry and Bioindustries

Master [120] in Physics

Minor in Engineering Sciences : biomedical (only available for reenrolment)