EBME - Biomedical Engineering

EBME 100  Introduction to Biomedical Engineering: 2 Credits (2 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: Math Level III. (F) This course series serves as the introduction to the Biomedical Engineering major. Students will be introduced to the Biomedical Engineering major, career paths in biomedical engineering, biomedical engineering ethics (including the appropriate use of animal models), and current topics in faculty biomedical engineering research. Students will then present a poster about a biomedical research topic at a final symposium

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  1. Navigate the undergraduate Biomedical Engineering (BME) curriculum and prepare to target potential career opportunities
  2. Discuss ethics in Biomedical Engineering research and design, including appropriate use of animal models
  3. Develop appropriate study skills and habits for success in the BME program
  4. Communicate effectively, in oral and written form, about biomedical engineering and research topics.
  5. Identify active faculty research areas at MSU related to biomedical engineering
  6. Critically read and discuss research articles in biomedical engineering.

EBME 301  Engineering Analysis of Physiological Systems: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: M 274, ECHM 201. Engineering analysis of human physiology. Physiologic systems are treated as engineering systems with emphasis on input-output considerations, system interrelationships and engineering analogs. Differential equations, Laplace transform, and computer-aided tools will be introduced and used for modeling, simulation, statistical analysis, and error analysis purposes. Topics will cover mass and electrolyte transfer, nervous system, cardiovascular mechanics, respiratory system, renal system, and muscles

EBME 410  Fundamentals of Bioelectronics for Bioinstrumentation: 4 Credits (3 Lec, 1 Lab)

PREREQUISITE: CHMY 143 or CHMY 153; and EELE 250. (F) This course teaches key topics in biology, electrochemistry, biophysics, biosensors and bioimplants aiming at developing bio instruments using bioelectronic fundamentals. Bioelectronics utilizes the basic concepts of electronic engineering and biophysical principles to biology and medicine

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  1. Students will be able to explain Photo, Raman, Resonance, and Impedance Spectroscopy and describe advantages and limitations of these spectroscopy techniques.
  2. Students will design amperometry and voltammetry-based instruments to measure specific electrochemical reactions.
  3. Students define sensor and biosensor and be able to assess biocompatibility aspects of implantable sensors.
  4. Students will define required electronic interfaces, e.g. operational amplifiers in sensor applications.
  5. Students will explain applications of electronic sensor with a special emphasis in electrophysiology.

EBME 440  Biomedical Engineering Laboratory: 3 Credits (1 Lec, 2 Lab)

PREREQUISITE: EBME 410 and one of the following: EIND 354 or EGEN 350 or STAT 216Q. (F) This course provides students with hands-on experience with experimental design along with measuring and interpreting data (e.g., temperature, pressure, acceleration, load) from living systems. Students will gain experience with engineering concepts of sensor calibration, statistical analysis, sampling, and data acquisition

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  1. Develop appropriate experimental protocols to measure and interpret physiologic systems
  2. Design, build, and test biomedical instrumentation
  3. Define the function, operation, response behavior, and sources of error in common transducers and sensors for measuring various physical quantities
  4. Acquire measurements and interpret data from physiologic systems
  5. Draw conclusions from experimental data using appropriate statistical analyses

EBME 480  Biomedical Engineering Design: 4 Credits (4 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: EBME 301, EBME 410, EMAT 464, EBIO 461. This is the capstone design course that requires students to combine knowledge from many of their previous courses and then to apply that knowledge to the design of useful and safe biomedical products. The design projects are based on open-ended challenges associated with biomedical product needs. Students are will learn to work effectively on a design team and to communicate with a wide range of audiences in both written and verbal form

EBME 480R  Biomedical Engineering Design: 4 Credits (4 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: EBME 301, EBME 410, EMAT 464, EBIO 461. (Sp) This is the capstone design course that requires students to apply that knowledge from previous courses to the design of biomedical products. Students will learn to work effectively on a team and to communicate with a range of audiences

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  1. Develop and exercise skills to apply engineering knowledge to problems that are ill-defined and open ended.
  2. Demonstrate skills and techniques of locating and evaluating information.
  3. Describe the design process. These include, but are not limited to: the ability of recognizing, and defining engineering problems, creating conceptual solutions, and evaluation of alternatives.
  4. Demonstrate skills for professional communication including both formally and informal written and oral presentation.
  5. Demonstrate skills for documenting your work, including proposal writing and patenting.
  6. Describe, quantitatively and/or qualitatively, the societal impact of a biomedical product while considering the needs of society. Describe the ethical principles necessary for determining professional and personal conduct.