Medical tourism is flourishing in the country. And awareness on the root cause: Biomedical Engineering, is catching up albeit gradually.
A fusion of engineering, medicine, biology, basic sciences, mathematics and communication engineering, biomedical Engineering is the foundation for the reputation that India has earned for its advancements in Neuro Sciences, Cardiac Sciences, Orthoped ics, Gastroenterology, Ophthalmology, Oncology and Cardio Thoracic Surgeries, points out S. Raghavan, Senior Faculty, Electronics and Communication Engineering, National Institute of Technology – Tiruchi. He predicts a high demand for this discipline in future owing to the mushrooming of ultra modern hospitals.
With mathematical models, statistics and simulations, biomedical engineers have made advances in understanding many of the physiological signals generated by organs such as heart, skeletal muscle, retina and brain to make out how the body functions and how biological systems work. Expansion
Study of biomaterials is a must for development of artificial organs, and BioMEMS (Biomedical Micro Electro Mechanical Systems), a science representing an expansion into a host of new polymer materials, microfluidic physics, surface chemistry and modification, and bio compatibility provides cost effective solutions to biomedical problems by bringing together the creative talents of electrical, mechanical, optical and chemical engineers, material specialists, clinical laboratory specialists and physicians.
BioMEMS devices are the platform on which nanomedicine can be delivered. BioMEMS promises delivery of sensitive, selective, low cost, fast, less invasive and robust methods of diagnosis and pathogen detection. The need for designing, modelling and fabricating microdevices is poised to increase enormously in the coming years, and biomedical engineers will be looked upon to solve problems at the cellular and molecular level by developing nanotechnology and micro machines to repair damage inside the cell and alter gene function, explains Dr. Raghavan. Research
Biomedical engineers are in demand at research and development organisations, medical equipment manufacturing companies, state of art hospitals, teaching institutions, and well established corporates like GE, Wipro, Siemens, L & T, ECIL, SCL, and BEL. There are also ample opportunities for carrying out advanced research in universities abroad.
The IITs at Delhi, Bombay and Chennai have exclusive department for biomedical engineering.
In Tamil Nadu, Post graduation in Biomedical Engineering is offered in Anna University, SASTRA, VIT, and Amrita Institute of Engineering. Undergraduate programmes are also available in many affiliated engineering colleges of Anna University.
But, while choosing the institution, one should check for the availability of well equipped laboratory, qualified faculty, and tie-up with state-of-art health care hospitals.
A fusion of engineering, medicine, biology, basic sciences, mathematics and communication engineering, biomedical Engineering is the foundation for the reputation that India has earned for its advancements in Neuro Sciences, Cardiac Sciences, Orthoped ics, Gastroenterology, Ophthalmology, Oncology and Cardio Thoracic Surgeries, points out S. Raghavan, Senior Faculty, Electronics and Communication Engineering, National Institute of Technology – Tiruchi. He predicts a high demand for this discipline in future owing to the mushrooming of ultra modern hospitals.
With mathematical models, statistics and simulations, biomedical engineers have made advances in understanding many of the physiological signals generated by organs such as heart, skeletal muscle, retina and brain to make out how the body functions and how biological systems work. Expansion
Study of biomaterials is a must for development of artificial organs, and BioMEMS (Biomedical Micro Electro Mechanical Systems), a science representing an expansion into a host of new polymer materials, microfluidic physics, surface chemistry and modification, and bio compatibility provides cost effective solutions to biomedical problems by bringing together the creative talents of electrical, mechanical, optical and chemical engineers, material specialists, clinical laboratory specialists and physicians.
BioMEMS devices are the platform on which nanomedicine can be delivered. BioMEMS promises delivery of sensitive, selective, low cost, fast, less invasive and robust methods of diagnosis and pathogen detection. The need for designing, modelling and fabricating microdevices is poised to increase enormously in the coming years, and biomedical engineers will be looked upon to solve problems at the cellular and molecular level by developing nanotechnology and micro machines to repair damage inside the cell and alter gene function, explains Dr. Raghavan. Research
Biomedical engineers are in demand at research and development organisations, medical equipment manufacturing companies, state of art hospitals, teaching institutions, and well established corporates like GE, Wipro, Siemens, L & T, ECIL, SCL, and BEL. There are also ample opportunities for carrying out advanced research in universities abroad.
The IITs at Delhi, Bombay and Chennai have exclusive department for biomedical engineering.
In Tamil Nadu, Post graduation in Biomedical Engineering is offered in Anna University, SASTRA, VIT, and Amrita Institute of Engineering. Undergraduate programmes are also available in many affiliated engineering colleges of Anna University.
But, while choosing the institution, one should check for the availability of well equipped laboratory, qualified faculty, and tie-up with state-of-art health care hospitals.
R. KRISHNAMOORTHY
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