Thank you Moshi for showing us your LEGO Robotic Hand/Arm
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Monday, November 29, 2010
Generosity - Tax Credit Donations
Hello All,
Just wanted to take a moment to thank all of those families who have made Tax-Credit Donations to the Tucson Technics.
We have requested a list from the Administration to enable us to acknowledge your generosity.
Please let us know if you, your family, or anyone you know has donated funds to our club.
In these challenging economic times we understand your sacrifice and we are extremely grateful.
Tax-Credit Form
Just wanted to take a moment to thank all of those families who have made Tax-Credit Donations to the Tucson Technics.
We have requested a list from the Administration to enable us to acknowledge your generosity.
Please let us know if you, your family, or anyone you know has donated funds to our club.
In these challenging economic times we understand your sacrifice and we are extremely grateful.
Tax-Credit Form
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Thank you Cathy Poisel!
Today Cathy Poisel came to speak to the Tucson Technics about the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at TMC.
Cathy is a NICU Nurse. She cares for some of the most precious and most vulnerable patients - tiny babies.
She used a PowerPoint presentation to describe the Biomedical Engineering equipment in the NICU. These include:
- Ventilator
- Isolette
- Giraffe Bed
- Warmers
- Electrocardiogram Monitors
- Blood Oxygen monitor
- Intravenous Devices (IV)
- PICC Lines
She also described some of the challenges facing premature babies. When they are born they may be too weak to breath or eat or move. Nurses and other caregivers help them to survive and grow to a point where they may leave the NICU and go on to live healthy lives.
Thank you Cathy for spending time with our club. We all learned so many things that we will remember!
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Monday, November 15, 2010
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Monday, November 1, 2010
Biomedical Engineering at U.A.
Thank you to Dr. Jennifer Barton at University of Arizona's BIO5 Center (Keating building)
Great presentation on Biomedical Engineering (BME).
Jennifer Barton
Head of Biomedical Engineering
Asst. Direcotr BIO5 Institute
(520)4116
barton@u.arizona.edu
Engineering - solve problems and build things
skills in math/physics
Bio Eng - biology and medicine
Directly and Positiveliy affect human health
Diverse
Multidisciplinary teams (doctors, physicians, physiologist, environmentalists)
Quantitative (Math)
Design-Driven
Doctors help thousands
BioEngs' help millions!!!
Electronics - mapping the brain and monitoring the body
Prosthetic devices - artificial legs / arms
Nuclear
…
Artificial knee - of bone - seat better - preventing infections - very sterile O.R. (stainless steel and teflon)
Stresses and loads, surgical techniques
Cochlear implants - help deaf people hear - bypass damaged parts of ear
tissue engineering - human ear grafted onto normal ear - used to grow ears.
Tissues are very robust. - Tissue Engineering making parts with real tissue
Synthetic Skin - for burn victims
Heart Valves
Deep brain stimulation to suppress tremors - current to portions of the brain.
Funny picture of Homer Simpson (MRI showing his tiny brain :-))
MRI - of skull and brain - see many folds in brain
Heart moves like wringing out a towel
Shows motion
Contrast agent placed in blood then a picture
AORTA - pipe to take blood from heart to rest of body - showed us an artificial aorta (big)
What do BME's do?
Reaseearch - new materials
Computer modeling
new diagnostic imaging systems
Most artificial hands are claws that are mechanically controlled
Scientists vs. Engineers -
Scientists in lab
Engineers have to take ideas from lab and make it so it is applicable to others - need light weight, low power, durable, etc.
Communication aids for the handicapped - moving with their eyes.
Top Acieve of 20th century
Imaging
Health Technologies
What do BME's do?
45% go on after undergrad to grad or PhD
Others go to Law or MBA (Business)
Jobs: Industry, Other, Academia, Consulting, Government (FDA)
BME Companies in Tucson:
Roche-Ventana Medical Sysetms
Sanofi-Aentis
SEBRA
SynCardia Systems
www.bio-sa.org and www.azbio.org
(also Raytheon and ??)
http://bme.engr.arizona.edu
http://bme.engr.arizona.edu/undergraduates/
Ventricular assist device - helps your heart (for emergency use)
Too many hamburgers or smoking
- plaque build up - snake in
She works on an imaging device - takes light and puts it into tissue and looks into
calous layer, sweat ducts
Great presentation on Biomedical Engineering (BME).
Jennifer Barton
Head of Biomedical Engineering
Asst. Direcotr BIO5 Institute
(520)4116
barton@u.arizona.edu
Engineering - solve problems and build things
skills in math/physics
Bio Eng - biology and medicine
Directly and Positiveliy affect human health
Diverse
Multidisciplinary teams (doctors, physicians, physiologist, environmentalists)
Quantitative (Math)
Design-Driven
Doctors help thousands
BioEngs' help millions!!!
Electronics - mapping the brain and monitoring the body
Prosthetic devices - artificial legs / arms
Nuclear
…
Artificial knee - of bone - seat better - preventing infections - very sterile O.R. (stainless steel and teflon)
Stresses and loads, surgical techniques
Cochlear implants - help deaf people hear - bypass damaged parts of ear
tissue engineering - human ear grafted onto normal ear - used to grow ears.
Tissues are very robust. - Tissue Engineering making parts with real tissue
Synthetic Skin - for burn victims
Heart Valves
Deep brain stimulation to suppress tremors - current to portions of the brain.
Funny picture of Homer Simpson (MRI showing his tiny brain :-))
MRI - of skull and brain - see many folds in brain
Heart moves like wringing out a towel
Shows motion
Contrast agent placed in blood then a picture
AORTA - pipe to take blood from heart to rest of body - showed us an artificial aorta (big)
What do BME's do?
Reaseearch - new materials
Computer modeling
new diagnostic imaging systems
Most artificial hands are claws that are mechanically controlled
Scientists vs. Engineers -
Scientists in lab
Engineers have to take ideas from lab and make it so it is applicable to others - need light weight, low power, durable, etc.
Communication aids for the handicapped - moving with their eyes.
Top Acieve of 20th century
Imaging
Health Technologies
What do BME's do?
45% go on after undergrad to grad or PhD
Others go to Law or MBA (Business)
Jobs: Industry, Other, Academia, Consulting, Government (FDA)
BME Companies in Tucson:
Roche-Ventana Medical Sysetms
Sanofi-Aentis
SEBRA
SynCardia Systems
www.bio-sa.org and www.azbio.org
(also Raytheon and ??)
http://bme.engr.arizona.edu
http://bme.engr.arizona.edu/undergraduates/
Ventricular assist device - helps your heart (for emergency use)
Too many hamburgers or smoking
- plaque build up - snake in
She works on an imaging device - takes light and puts it into tissue and looks into
calous layer, sweat ducts
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