History of our Group
The Biomedical Engineering Group was established in 1989 within Faculty of Mechanical Engineering. Since the beginning it conducts research in the area of experimental mechanics and bioengineering. We are a team of 15 young researchers, among whom 13 are women where 7 are PhD candidates. Marjory of us has an extensive background in the experimental methods for investigation of structural and mechanical properties of tissues, analysis of bone-implant interaction phenomena, and physicochemical properties of biomaterials.
The group has conducted multiscale investigations in order to determine mechanical and structural properties of wide variety of soft tissues e.g.: intervertebral disc, spinal cord, vessels, skin, cartilage, fascia, tendon, ligament, cornea as well as with hard tissues e.g.: vertebras, femur epiphysis, long bones, ribs, teeth, mandible. Those studies were important components of several projects that aimed in description of pathomechanisms regarding development of the spine disorders, diseases affecting skeletal and cardiovascular system, and also other phenomena occurring in tissues such as skin or ligaments. We specialize in mechanical testing of skeletal system components of small (rat) and large (sheep, pig) animals as well as human tissues. Experimental studies are complemented with numerical modeling and simulations based on FEM methods supported with medical imaging techniques.
The Biomedical Engineering Group is conducting variety of multidisciplinary projects in cooperation with scientific institutions such as Medical Universities and Universities of Life Science, both locally and internationally. This allows us to collaborate with experts in medicine, physics, biophysics, biochemistry and veterinary science.
