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Lina
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What does a biotech engineer design other than prosthetics?
I am a Freshman from Waimea High school and I think that it would be really interesting to design prosthetics for patients but I was wondering if Biotech Engineers design anything else.
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Debbie Morton
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Hi Lina!
What Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers Do
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Bioengineers and biomedical engineers
Bioengineers and biomedical engineers install, maintain, or provide technical support for biomedical equipment.
Bioengineers and biomedical engineers combine engineering principles with sciences to design and create equipment, devices, computer systems, and software.
Duties
Bioengineers and biomedical engineers typically do the following:
Design equipment and devices, such as artificial internal organs, replacements for body parts, and machines for diagnosing medical problems.
Install, maintain, or provide technical support for biomedical equipment.
Collaborate with manufacturing staff on the safety and effectiveness of biomedical equipment.
Train clinicians and others on the proper use of biomedical equipment
Work with scientists to research how engineering principles apply to biological systems.
Develop statistical models or simulations using statistical or modeling software.
Prepare procedures and write technical reports and research papers.
Present research findings to a variety of audiences, including scientists, clinicians, managers, other engineers, and the public.
Design or conduct follow up experiments as needed.
Bioengineers and biomedical engineers frequently work in research and development or quality assurance.
The work of bioengineers spans many fields. For example, although their expertise is in engineering and biology, they often design computer software to run complicated instruments, such as three-dimensional x-ray machines. Others use their knowledge of chemistry and biology to develop new drug therapies. Still others draw on math and statistics to understand signals transmitted by the brain or heart. Some are involved in sales.
Biomedical engineers focus on advances in technology and medicine to develop new devices and equipment for improving human health. For example, they might design software to run medical equipment or computer simulations to test new drug therapies. In addition, they design and build artificial body parts, such as hip and knee joints, or develop materials to make replacement parts. They also design rehabilitative exercise equipment.
What Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers Do
About this section
Bioengineers and biomedical engineers
Bioengineers and biomedical engineers install, maintain, or provide technical support for biomedical equipment.
Bioengineers and biomedical engineers combine engineering principles with sciences to design and create equipment, devices, computer systems, and software.
Duties
Bioengineers and biomedical engineers typically do the following:
Design equipment and devices, such as artificial internal organs, replacements for body parts, and machines for diagnosing medical problems.
Install, maintain, or provide technical support for biomedical equipment.
Collaborate with manufacturing staff on the safety and effectiveness of biomedical equipment.
Train clinicians and others on the proper use of biomedical equipment
Work with scientists to research how engineering principles apply to biological systems.
Develop statistical models or simulations using statistical or modeling software.
Prepare procedures and write technical reports and research papers.
Present research findings to a variety of audiences, including scientists, clinicians, managers, other engineers, and the public.
Design or conduct follow up experiments as needed.
Bioengineers and biomedical engineers frequently work in research and development or quality assurance.
The work of bioengineers spans many fields. For example, although their expertise is in engineering and biology, they often design computer software to run complicated instruments, such as three-dimensional x-ray machines. Others use their knowledge of chemistry and biology to develop new drug therapies. Still others draw on math and statistics to understand signals transmitted by the brain or heart. Some are involved in sales.
Biomedical engineers focus on advances in technology and medicine to develop new devices and equipment for improving human health. For example, they might design software to run medical equipment or computer simulations to test new drug therapies. In addition, they design and build artificial body parts, such as hip and knee joints, or develop materials to make replacement parts. They also design rehabilitative exercise equipment.