Biomedical Engineering 

The Applied Mechanics and Biomechanics Team is conducting research in the following fields of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering: 

  • Biomechanical analysis of the human musculoskeletal system by using surface electromyography and motion capture (in cooperation with the Lodz University of Technology and Medical University of Gdańsk), 
  • Mechanical testing of biological tissues, metallic and artificial materials, lattice structures (Zwick/Roell testing machines), 
  • Design of rehabilitation devices on the base of motor control analysis of the human body (in cooperation with the Lodz University of Technology and Medical University of Gdańsk). 

Engineering software (ABAQUS, MATLAB etc.) is available on the base of computing grants offered by the Centre of Informatics – Tricity Academic Supercomputer & Network (CI TASK). 

Keywords: biomechanics, surface electromyography, motion capture, finite element method, scaffold, rehabilitation device, exoskeleton 

Biomaterials 

The Biomaterials Technology Team conducts research on the development and modification of biomaterials and implants. Experimental work is carried out on the production and testing of materials for medical applications. Research are conducted in cooperation with doctors and foreign centers and includes: in vitro and in vivo tests of implants and biomaterials, degradation, modification of the surface, biological (bacterial) tests, bone cements with nanoparticles, as well as the reactions on the implant-human tissue interface. 

The equipment available at the Faculty is used for research: biological microscope, scanning electron microscope, nanoidenter, microtomograph, pulse laser, strength and fatigue machine, optical tensiometer, potentiostat - galvanostat, electrochemical coating place, microhardness measurement place and hardness testers. 

The Biomaterials Technology Team cooperates with foreign centers, implants company and hospitals,  thus creating opportunities for students to study and conduct research in Poland and abroad. 

Keywords: biomaterials, implants, surface, biological reactions