Units:

12

Description:

Biomedical devices constantly call for innovations. Micro/nano fabrication not only miniaturizes devices and instruments, but also can enable new biomedical devices and significantly boost device performance. This course introduces fundamental micro/nano fabrication technologies and related materials of biomedical devices. The biomedical background and design principles of various biomedical devices will be presented. Both diagnostic and therapeutic devices will be discussed, including point-of-care diagnostic devices, biosensors, DNA sequencers, medical implants, prosthetic devices, drug delivery systems, medical robots, etc.

This course is cross-listed with 18-418 and 42622. ECE graduate students will be prioritized for 18-618, and ECE undergraduate students will be prioritized for 18-418. Although students in 18-618/42622 will share lectures with students in 18-418, students in 18-418 will receive distinct homework assignments, projects, and exams from those given to students in 18-618/42664. Specifically, the homework assignments, projects, and exams that are given to the 18-618/42664 students will be more challenging than those given to the 18-418 students.

Last Modified: 2025-07-10 4:53PM

Semesters offered:

• Fall 2025
• Fall 2020
• Fall 2019
• Fall 2018
• Fall 2017
• Fall 2015
• Fall 2014
• Fall 2013
• Spring 2013
• Spring 2012
• Spring 2010
• Spring 2009