Courses - Faculty of Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Stage II
Mechanics of Engineered and Biological Materials
Introduction to the laws of conservation of mass, linear momentum, angular momentum and energy and their application to engineering problems. Topics include control volume analysis, fluid statics, Bernoulli’s equation, heat conduction, diffusion, linear elasticity, stresses and strains specific to direct and torsional loading, material constitutive relationships (including anisotropy, nonlinearity, and viscoelasticity), axial and transverse loading, and pressure loading of engineering structures and biomaterials.
Prerequisite: ENGGEN 150, or ENGSCI 111, or a B+ or higher in MATHS 108 or 110, or a B+ or higher in MATHS 120 and 130
Instrumentation and Design
An introduction to engineering instrumentation related to the measurement of biological signals, including a group project on the design methodology of instrumentation systems. Topics include: fundamentals of measurement systems (electric circuits, basic electronics, frequency domain signal analysis and transient analysis, measurement systems), engineering design (teamwork, communication, safety in design and professional responsibility, software tools, material and manufacturing process selection).
Prerequisite: ELECTENG 101
Tissue and Biomolecular Engineering
Overview of molecular and tissue engineering principles emphasising biochemical kinetics, gene regulation, cell behaviour and biomedical ethics. Laboratory practice and design project in cell culture and molecular biology techniques. Topics include enzymes and regulation of metabolic pathways, thermodynamic principles of biochemical reactions, systems biology and regulatory motifs in biochemical networks, cell culture techniques, research and medical ethics.
Prerequisite: BIOSCI 107, ENGSCI 211
Restriction: BIOMENG 361
Stage III
Continuum Modelling in Bioengineering
An introduction to continuum modelling approaches to bioengineering problems across a range of spatial scales. Topics include: tensor analysis, molecular and cellular mechanics of striated muscle; finite deformation elasticity and constitutive relations for soft biological materials; conservation equations for momentum, mass and heat transfer in fluids; viscous flow; boundary layers; pure conduction and diffusion; advective transport of mass and heat.
Prerequisite: BIOMENG 221, ENGSCI 211
Restriction: ENGSCI 343
Bioinstrumentation and Design
Sensors and actuators (temperature, position, force, pressure, flow, bioelectric, optical sensors and instruments). Signals, systems and controls (s-domain signal notation, transfer functions, frequency response functions, block diagrams, the Laplace transform, first and second order systems, characterisation methods, fundamentals of control). Bioinstrumentation design methodology and group design project integrating professional engineering considerations.
Prerequisite: BIOMENG 241
Postgraduate 700 Level Courses
Musculoskeletal and Orthopaedic Biomechanics
Topics that biomechanical and orthopaedic engineers use in research and industry. Includes guest lectures from practitioners. Orthopaedic engineering topics cover implant design, material choice, implant stress shielding and bone loss, implant wear and bone remodelling. Musculoskeletal biomechanics topics cover motion capture, inverse kinematics and dynamics, muscle force evaluation, electromyography (EMG), inertial sensors and applications in sports medicine and rehabilitation.
Prerequisite: 15 points from ENGSCI 311, 313, 314
Advanced Biomedical Engineering Design
An engineering project requiring the application and integration of material taught in technical and professional engineering courses to the design of medical devices and software to meet client needs. The project also requires consideration of ethical issues, social impact, safety in design, and international regulations.
Prerequisite: BIOMENG 341