Center for Medical Device Engineering and Biomechanics (CMDEB)

James Friend, PhD

Professor, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

Frank E. Talke, PhD

Professor Emeritus, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

The mission of the Center for Medical Device Engineering and Biomechanics (CMDEB) is to achieve interdisciplinary innovation to design personalized, intelligent biodevices, especially microdevices. These engineered microdevices will revolutionize current medical protocols and play a central role in bringing about a decentralized paradigm shift for the benefits of patients and the nation as a whole. Read more

Members

CMDEB Members

Edward Chao

Clinical Professor, Medicine

Nate Delson

Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace

Stephanie Fraley

Associate Professor, Bioengineering

Ann Gaffey

Assistant Professor, Surgery

David Hall

Adjunct Professor, Radiology

Santiago Horgan

Professor, Surgery

James Friend

Professor, Mechanical/Aerospace

Nikhil Murthy

Assistant Professor, Neurological Surgery

Sonia Ramamoorthy

Professor, Surgery

Padmini Rangamani

Professor, Medicine – Dept of Surgery

Elsie Ross

Associate Professor, Surgery

David Santiago-Dieppa

Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery & Neurology

Frank Talke

Professor Emeritus, Mechanical/Aerospace

Sheng Xu

Professor, Nanoengineering

Research Focus

TBD

Research Papers and News Articles

Center Related Research Papers and News Articles

Design and Evaluation of a Miniaturized Force Sensor Based on Wave Backscattering, June 20, 2022
Learning Non-Parametric Models in Real Time via Online Generalized Product of Experts, July 14, 2022
A Generalized Framework for Concentric Tube Robot Design Using Gradient-Based Optimization, June 23, 2022
"Ultrasound Mediated Cellular Deflection Results in Cellular Depolarization"
Non-Nutritive Suckling System for Real-Time Characterization of Intraoral Vacuum Profile in Full Term Neonates, December, 2022
Application of Statistical Analysis and Machine Learning to Identify Infants' Abnormal Suckling Behavior, April, 2024
AI Algorithms Can Determine How Well Newborns Nurse, Study Shows, April 29, 2024
2025 AIM Award Recipients Rise to the Top, January 16, 2025
Galvanizing Engineering in Medicine (GEM) “Sucksess” Story, January 27, 2025

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