Biomedical Technologies

Our central goal is to prepare our students for various professional challenges to successfully start a career in future oriented branches of Biomedical Technologies. In the first year, students can choose two out of three specialization modules (Biomedical Engineering, Bioimaging, NanoBioAnalytics) allowing the students to tailor the program to their individual interests. The second year of the master program is flexibly organized to allow students to gain practical experience in research institutes, industry or abroad. Students get fundamental overview over in vitro models as alternatives to animal models from the development to regulatory acceptance and use, with their advantages, limitations, and applications,gain insight in the most recently established technologies and basics of microfabrication and additive fabrication;Gain knowledge of ECM (focus on collagen and elastic fibres), properties of biomaterials, cell-ECM interactions. They understand the coupling and interaction between technical implants and tissue, material and bio-compatibility, rejection, knowledge about the passivation of surfaces and technical body parts of all kinds, principles of sensory and motor function. Bioimaging imparts deeper knowledge regarding preclinial imaging and clinical application, i.e. positron-emission tomography (PET), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), optical imaging (OI), computer tomography (CT), ultrasound (US) and encloses the development of the future generation PET and mulimodality imaging equipment. On the basis of special laboratory techniques different methods of measurement are demonstrated. For clinical application students discuss very special issues on Biomedical Technologies which are illustrated in practical sessions. NanoBioanalytics integrate biological and molecular nanophysics, nanotechnology, biomedical measurement technology, scanning probe microscopy, electron microscopy, nanostructures, nanomechanics, label-free detection methods, scientific instrumentation and devices, transducers, electrical sensing of living cells, chip-based sensors, hard- and software development. On the basis of lectures, seminars and practical work experience students get insights into a very innovative field of research in Biomedical Technologies and acquire a fundamental knowledge on organization of matter. They get to know interdiciplinary methods of approach and discussion and develop the capability to analyze and solve problem definitions. Mandatory courses offer competence-based fundamental knowledge and tools demanded from industry and clinic. Elective courses allow broadening the knowledge in one of the other specialization fields. Alternatively, for students being more technically interested courses at the University of Stuttgart can be chosen (max. 12 ECTS).