Biomedical engineering belongs to medical engineering and deals with creating, developing and innovating medical equipment’s and procedures. This in turn makes the medical processes efficient. Time, correct diagnosis and treatment are crucial in a medical process. The example of biomedical engineering innovations include high-tech imaging machines like MRI, prosthetics , artificial limbs and more.
Biomedical engineering is an amalgamation of knowledge from different genres of engineering like mechanical engineering, computer science, biological sciences, Electrical engineering and more. It’s main focus lies on the application of biotechnology or principles of engineering to biological sciences at the core levels.
This field is at its very infancy right now and in India it is just in the budding phase hence limiting the scope. But, once you go abroad to countries like USA, Japan, Canada, you would find ample of scope. The field has already witnessed many milestones in form of inventions, discoveries and innovations and is booming out there. The infrastructure or the fabulous tuning between the universities, hospitals and research centres, scientists and more is very much responsible for the same.
Here is a run down some of the biomedical innovations that changed the way we look at medical treatment.
Bio-sensers – These medical devices are game for a needle free world, undoubtedly. Smiles Galore!. Yes, the aweful blood tests or insulin injections and diabetes treatments that required or the pricks and pains are going to be things of the past very soon. Scientists and researchers are in the process of creating a bio-sensor that would do all the blood testing without the need for blood samples. Even the shots for various treatments would follow the same methodology.
Non Invasive or least invasive Surgeries – While laser surgeries are an excellent example of least invasive surgeries, there are other surgeries that require minimal invasion these days and these are performed using images the video send. This surgery makes use of specialised medical equipment’s. These type of surgeries have reduced pain, after -scaring, improved success-rates, speed up recovery and improved quality of life of people.
If you are already planning to go abroad for better opportunities, it is advisable that you do a masters or a Doctorate in the field. This would open up many doors for your in India or abroad. Doing a masters abroad is also advisable. On completion of your specialisation, you might as well join as a Biomedical engineer in universities, medical institutes and more.
If you are planning a doctorate, then you have a lot many choices to make. Specialisations on offer include Computational Modelling, Biomedical imaging, Bio-mechanics, Neuro-engineering, Tissue Engineering, bio-mechanics and more. Based on your interest you may select and pursue.
BioMedical Engineering is obviously an interesting career and a rewarding one too. So, if biomedical field interests you and you are passionate about it, definitely go for it.