Different departments at the Ecole Polytechnique are very active in
biomedical research, both on fundamental aspects or on applied ones. The topics covered are very broad, including :
Biomechanics
Design, modeling and development of biomedical equipment for minimally
invasive surgery (implantable pumps for drug delivery, laparoscopic tools
for liver surgery, surgical station for endoscopic procedures) Design, modeling and development of orthopaedic devices, surgical
planning, analysis of joint kinematics and kinetics during daily
activities, development of patient specific musculoskeletal model.
Biomedical Instrumentation
Development of an endoscopically implantable gastric
electrostimulator Development of an implanted pacemaker enabling paraplegic patients to
recover lost functionality Modeling of human organs and biomedical electronic instrumentation
(cardiorespiratory monitoring, EEG, EMG, electrical stimulation) Monitoring and electrostimulation (EEG, EMG, ENG, etc.) for implanted and
non-implanted devices Monitoring muscle relaxation with neuromuscular blocking agents Treatment of biomedical signals (speech signal, EEH and ECG signals)
Biomedical Imaging
2D and 3D analysis of cell behavior using videomicroscopy and image
analysis Implementation of an image-guided liver surgery system Planning in radiation therapy assisted by tumor nuclear imaging Research and validation of histological and immunohistochemical
biomarkers by image analysis Virtual Reality System to assist in the realization and evaluation of
physical exercises
Others
Study of the relationship between structure-activity in molecular biology
and medicinal chemistry Study of the relationships between the sequence, structure and function
of proteins Mathematical modeling of chemical and biological processes
The Center for Microscopy and Molecular Imaging (CMMI) within Biopark de
Gosselies enriches the perspectives of biomedical research, as well as the
realization of dissertations and doctoral theses for the students of the
field. This center involves laboratories of UMons and ULB, including several
laboratories of the Ecole polytechnique. Fully operational since November
2011, it offers an integrated, high-performance preclinical biomedical
imaging platform, offering a wide range of modern instrumentation and
methodologies, ranging from electron microscopy to in vivo imaging of small
animals. For more information, see http://www.cmmi.be/. A laboratory for research in gastroenterology and reserved for the engineers
of the ULB is also present on the Erasme campus. This laboratory makes it
possible to maintain close contact with the teams of gastroenterology.
Research laboratories in
biomedical engineering at the Ecole polytechnique de Bruxelles
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