Research topics

The research activities of the Institute of Biomedical Engineering focus on several main topics:

• biomechanics (model studies on the analysis of the implant-bone interactions and experimental work in the field of bone anastomoses, human gait biomechanics) and mechanobiology (studies of the influence of mechanical factors on biological processes occurring in the body and implant-tissue interactions);
• design of medical structures, especially for: orthopaedics (ostheosyntesis, joint arthroplasty, instrumentary), stomatology (prosthesis, orthodontics, maxillofacial surgery), orthopaedic supply (insoles, corsets, ortheses, rehabilitation equipment);
• prosthodontics and orthotics (diagnostic tests of the foot and spine and mechanical structures of prosthetic leg components, corsets and orthopedic insoles) and technical rehabilitation measures (design and testing of new structures);
• modern engineering materials and their production (nickel-free steel, Oxide Dispersed Strenghtened steel, ceramics, hybrid materials, doped bioactive glasses);
• wear mechanisms of prosthetic and orthodontic components (research on the influence of various factors on the durability of biomaterials, research on artificial saliva);
• biomedical signal processing (testing uterine contraction activity signals in the prediction of preterm labour) and medical image processing (evaluation of the efficiency and unambiguity of diagnostic tests, e.g. magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, positron emission tomography);
• acquisition and exploration of information from medical databases (modeling of medical diagnostic processes in incomplete information systems) and protection of medical data;
• telemetry and telemedicine application in muscle contraction activity research;
• medical 3D printing.