Biomedical-Photonics Lab

Teaching

 

 

BIOMEDICAL-PHOTONICS: AN INTRODUCTION, BM615 (2-0-2-5-3)

Objective of the course: This is a highly interdisciplinary course having a balanced content in physics, engineering, biology and clinical science. This course will provide an overview on bio-and-medical photonics. It includes the overview of microscopy and spectroscopy in healthcare, lasers & fiber-optics in medicine, recent advancements in the rapidly progressing area and, future opportunities for diagnostic and therapeutic applications. The course also comprises basic experimental skills in optical imaging, optical image analysis, presentations of up-to-date scientific literatures and a tour of advanced bioimaging facility. Overall, the course will prepare the students to understand how photonics-based techniques and tools is used in biology and medicine and what are their strength and limitations. The cutting-edge knowledge and skills acquired under this course will technically support the students in their career advancements.

 

 

 

PHYSICS OF MEDICAL IMAGING: BM609 (3-0-2-7-4)

Objective of the course:

        • To learn the physics and technology behind most common medical imaging modalities
        • To gain detailed knowledge of different energy sources, detectors and data acquisition strategies
        • To gain skills to investigate, analyze and control the design parameters that determine the quality of images and compare the
          performance of different imaging systems
        • To gain good understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of different imaging modalities
        • To gain knowledge of the key applications of each modality and state-of-the-art developments in the field.

 

 

 

BIOMATERIALS AND TISSUE INTERACTIONS: BM606 (2-0-2-5-3)

Objective of the course: This course will provide an overview on biomaterials used to fabricate medical devices, in particular implants and prosthetics, biodegradation, and biocompatibility. Specific examples of metal, ceramic, and polymer implants used for hard and soft tissue replacements, and drug delivery will be discussed. The major thrust of this course will be, however, on inappropriate host responses resulting from the implantation of medical devices in body. The laboratory module will provide hands-on on the concepts taught in class.