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MAT_SCI 353: Bioelectronics


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Prerequisites

None

Description

Development and design of sensors, stimulators, and their medical devices for bio-integrated electronics. Materials design and fabrication of passive and active components for sensitive, multimodal, and robust wearable and implantable devices.

*This course is cross-listed with BME 353.*

Who Takes It?

First year graduate students or upper level undergraduates. No formal prerequisites; however, core engineering concepts and basic understanding of biomaterials or physiology are helpful.

What It's About

BME/MSE 353 covers the materials, device, and some systems level design of bioelectronics for wearable and implantable applications. Significant focus will be placed on the characteristics at the biotic/abiotic interface as they relate to immune response/device longevity, and on sensing/stimulation efficacy. Materials/form factor design will be addressed from the perspective of new concepts in bioelectronics for multimodal wearable patches and implanted probes for diagnostic and therapeutic applications. The course includes once-weekly assessments, readings, and discussions; a cooperative group activity; and a final group presentation and paper on current leading-edge research topics in bioelectronics.

A parallel lab course (0.34 units, limited enrollment) will be offered; separate registration required, students registering for the lab must be registered for the lecture. This lab course includes 3 lab modules on biosignal acquisition and analysis, microfabrication and impedance measurements, and devices and analysis of multi-modal signals for gait analysis. Assessments include lab reports after each module, and presentations during the lecture course.

Mini-Syllabus

  • Biochemical/bioanalyte sensing
  • Biophysical sensing
  • Electrophysiological sensing
  • Impedance monitoring
  • Stimulation/Electroceuticals
  • Immune response and signal transduction
  • Novel form factors
  • New active materials
  • Transient electronics
  • Active recording/integration
  • Applications in wearables/rehabilitation
  • Optogenetics
  • Bioethics and regulatory, policy and security concerns

Textbook

No required textbook. Readings will be provided or are freely available through NU.