Biomaterials focus on substances which can be engineered to interact with biological systems to support, augment or replace damaged tissue.Biomaterials also hold a significant importance for therapeutic, diagnostic and other biomedical applications. It also emphasises on development of new materials that with improved mechanical properties, enriched cell material interface, scaffolds for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.
Categorised into 3 major type’s metals, ceramics and polymers, these materials have profound applications in biomedical domain. With advances in material sciences new properties are explored by forming composites using these parent sources. The course at MIT SBSR centres on introducing different types of biomaterials, explaining their basics properties and exploring its applications. Advanced material science laboratory will aid students in synthesis, characterisation of industrially important biomaterials. With a futuristic view, students are trained over modelling and simulating artificial organs using 3D print technology.
Scope of Biomaterials
- Orthopaedic implants
- Dental implants and restoration
- Drug delivery agents
- Smart materials as biomedical sensors
- Tissue engineering and regenerative medicines
- Artificial Organs
Bioinformatics Discipline Involves Application Of Informatics Methods To Solve Problems In Biology. As An Interdisciplinary Field As It Combines All The Techniques In Biology, Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics. The Students At Mitbio Are Trained In Areas Of Current Industry Interest Such As Big Data, Hadoop, Cloud Computing Etc. Which Are Then Applied To Datasets In Biology. They Are Taught Programming Languages Such As C, C#, Java, Advanced Java And Scripting Languages Like Python, Spark, Scala To Enable Them To Hone Their It Skills. Database Handling And Management Techniques Are Also Included In The Curriculum. Hands-on Training Is Provided On The State Of Art Modelling Software With Free As Well As Proprietary Packages Such As Moe, Vlife Sciences, Discovery Studios, Gromacs, Mat Lab Toolbox, R, Schrodinger Etc. To Help Students Work On Live Projects Such As Building Predictive Models In Bioinformatics/chemoinformatics.
The term “Biomedical” is often associated with the clinical/medicine domain. With recent trends, it has been found out that engineering has loads of applications in the healthcare domain. Be it Genetics, Medical Imaging, Medical instruments etc. Engineering and Medicine have been fused up like never before. The advancements in engineering two decades back evolved Biomedical Engineering as one of the most preferred field of study by the researchers. Revolutionary technologies in hospitals and surgical rooms has significantly advanced the human health leading to an improved quality of life. A Biomedical Engineer has this unique opportunity to use his skills from mathematics, physics, engineering and biology, anatomy and physiology all together to build up new technologies benefiting human health.
Biotechnology is richly interdisciplinary and pioneering field which fuels curiosity and collaborative spirit. Biotechnology has given cure and cause for most of the diseases and syndromes, genetic engineering has led to advancement in the field of health care, agriculture, industries, its usage in environmental sciences has led to reduction of wastes and the creation of renewable energy sources.The pace of de novo discoveries and inventions has made Biotechnology an undisputed leading arena.