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Bioengineering is a discipline in which the principles and tools of traditional engineering disciplines are applied to the analysis and solution of problems in biology and medicine. It differs from other branches of engineering in that there is no particular subject matter or set of techniques that belong exclusively to bioengineering. A bioengineering education aims to train engineers who can analyse multifold problems from an engineering, biological and medical perspective. They should be able to anticipate the special difficulties in working with living systems and evaluate a wider range of possible approaches to solutions.
The bioengineering curriculum teaches fundamental concepts and approaches adapted from electrical, mechanical, chemical and materials engineering syllabi, which need to be applied to studying and unravelling biomedical problems. Not only does the study of bioengineering provide a solid foundation in biological sciences and engineering, it develops powerful methods for understanding basic physiological processes such as fluid transport (for example, blood and mucus transport), feedback control (for example, the control of blood pressure), and cell regulation (for example attachment, differentiation and proliferation). Furthermore, bioengineering also helps in understanding the principles underlying biomedical instruments (for example, ECG machine, computer tomography), orthopaedic implants (for example, hip and knee joints) and prosthetic devices.
Today, we live in an exciting era where advances in biomedical sciences will transform the world. There is a fast-growing demand for graduates well-trained in bioengineering. The Division’s educational and research programmes play a key role in developing bioengineers who will meet the needs of the biomedical sciences industry, the economy’s new engine of growth
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To facilitate research in bioengineering, the Division has set up the Bioengineering and Nanobioengineering Corridor (Blk E3, Level 5) and the new Bioengineering Cluster (E3A, Level 7) to develop core competencies in bioengineering and to facilitate integration of ideas and multi-disciplinary teaching and research.
The Bioengineering & Nanobioengineering Corridor comprises the following laboratories:
- Chemotherapeutic Engineering Laboratory
- Nano Biomechanics Laboratory
- Healthcare and Energy Materials Laboratory
- Biosignal Processing & Instrumentation Laboratory
- NanoMedicine Regenerative Laboratory
- Tissue Repair Laboratory
- Tissue Modulation Laboratory (located at DSO building in NUS)
The Bioengineering Cluster comprises the following laboratories:
- Biofluids Laboratory
- Bioimaging Laboratory
- Nano Bioanlytics Laboratory
- Cellular & Molecular Bioengineering Laboratory
- Computational Bioengineering Laboratory
The Division has also set up three Bioengineering Teaching Laboratories at E3, Level 5, to cater for the experimental activities of the various modules being taught:
- Biomechanics Teaching Laboratory
- Bioengineering Teaching Laboratory
- Bioengineering Design Studio
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