Survey of the regulatory, legal, managerial, financial and medical environment in which the biomedical engineering profession is practiced. This course attempts to provide the interface between the theoretical course material taught in the BME curriculum and the realities of the diverse multidisciplinary world that is unique to the biomedical engineer. Outside guest speakers, in class lectures, and case history analyses will be used. Group term project is mandatory.

This course is an engineering-based approach to the system of ethics relevant to healthcare technology development. The responsibilities of biomedical engineers to patients, employers, and the profession are described and analyzed. Principles from the philosophy of science, the professional practice of engineering, and human subjects protection are presented in the context of biomedical engineering.

This course teaches engineers how biomedical product designs are influenced by government regulations, economic issues, and ethical concerns.

Stochastic processes, Fourier-based spectral analysis and linear system identification, modern spectral estimation (AR, MA, ARMA), parametric transfer function estimation, time-frequency analysis of nonstationary signals.

Biomedical Systems Models, dynamic programming, variational approach to optimal control problems, real-time parameter estimation, adaptive control methods and biomedical applications.

This is an elective course for graduate students who are interested in learning nano-scale engineering and its applications in biology and medicine. The course covers a broad range of topics in nanobioengineering and nanomedicine, including synthesis, characterization, and functionalization of most common nanomaterials and nanostructures, the interactions between nanoparticles and the biological systems, current state of art in nanomaterial-based molecular imaging, drug/gene delivery, and gene editing and regulation.

Tissue engineering can be defined as the application of principles of engineering, biology, materials science, and medicine to restore, maintain, or improve tissue function. This field evolved from the field of biomaterials development, and the term "tissue engineering" has become largely interchangeable with "regenerative medicine," which also incorporates the research on self-healing.

Review of the rheology of circulatory processes in the body. Special emphasis on cardiovascular dynamics: pulsatile pressure and flow, vascular impedance, wave propagation/reflection, cardiac dynamics. Special topics. Lecture, three hours with periodic lab demonstrations.

Study of biological and man-made materials that perform, improve, or restore natural functions. Structure and properties of connective tissue and commonly implanted metals, ceramics, and polymers; biocompatibility of materials used in orthopedic, soft tissue, and cardiovascular applications.

Successfulness in developing new technologies relies upon knowing which technology advance, the ultimate scientific limits of that technology, and the forecasted rate of technological change. This course presents curricula that explore the direction of technological change and how this affects the rate and extent of innovation.