Medical Devices and Diagnostics
The demand for new and improved devices is increasing as our population ages and new technologies generate treatments that were unimaginable only a few years ago. New diagnostics are allowing earlier, more sensitive, less invasive and less expensive detection and monitoring of a wide variety of diseases and conditions. The design and manufacture of biomedical devices and diagnostics benefits from an interdisciplinary approach that draws on engineering, chemistry, physiology, medicine and computer science. Professionals who attain this interdisciplinary knowledge and who also understand the business and regulatory issues involved in bringing new devices and diagnostics to market are in high demand in this industry.
Topics in the Curriculum
Microfabrication/Nanofabrication
DNA and Protein Microarrays
Spectroscopy & Mass Spectrometry
Immunoassays
High Throughput Screening/Lab Automation
Flow Cytometry
Electrokinetics and Electro-osmosis
Chip-based Capillary Electrophoresis
Photolithography
Pace Makers and Cardiac Devices
Drug Delivery and Controlled Release
Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics
Polymers & Biodegradable Materials
Surgical Instrumentation and Equipment
Tissue Engineering
Insulin Pump/Artificial Pancreas
Bioethics
Course Offerings in the Medical Devices and Diagnostics Career Focus Track
Students may choose any combination of courses from the following list that comprise a total at least four credits over both semesters.
ALS 406 High Throughput Technologies Lab (1/2 credit)
ALS 408 Advanced In Vitro Diagnostics (1/2 credit)
ALS 409 High Throughput Technologies (1/2 credit)
ALS 423 Fundamentals of Commercial Biotech Operations (1/2 credit)
ALS 425 Diagnostic and Device Product Development (1 credit)
ALS 426 Medical Device Development and Market Release (1/2 credit)
ALS 435 Medical Device & Biologics Regulatory Affairs (1/2 credit)
ALS 437 Clinical Pharmacology I (1 credit)
ALS 438 Clinical Pharmacology II (1 credit)
ALS 461 Phase 1 Clinical Trials (1/2 credit)
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