Abbreviated Course Title (19 spaces or less):

BME 4050L

Course Title: Biomedical Engineering Laboratory 1

Instructor: James Byrne

Required Course

Term: Summer 2005

Date: 05-06-05

Abbreviated Course Title (19 spaces or less):

BME Lab 1

Catalog Description (200 spaces or less):

Design, implementation and analysis of biomedical experiments, including bio-signal data acquisition, processing and analysis, mass transport and medical image processing and interpretation.

Course Objectives:

BME Lab 1 complements and reinforces material presented in BME 3032, BME 3710 and BME 3700 through the application of multivariable calculus and appropriate statistical tools to modeling data. Students design and conduct experiments and analyze and interpret data involving biomechanics and biomedical fluid systems. Students develop skill in the use of modern engineering tools and address problems associated with the interaction between living and non-living materials and systems. Students must work effectively with others in a team while simultaneously maintaining independent and creative thought. Students must demonstrate an ability to communicate effectively and to articulate technical matters using verbal, written and graphics techniques.

Major Topics:

Measurement of blood viscosity fit to Casson model
Tendon mechanics fit to the Standard viscoelastic model.
Passive transport of gasses across a membrane with transport modeling.
A Windkessel model is compared to performance of a Vivitro Cardiovascular left ventricle and circulatory system simulator.
Pulmonary Function, volumes and capacities.

Co-requisites:

BME 3032

Prerequisites:

BSC 1010, CHM 1046, MAP 2302, PHY 2049, BME 2740.

Contact Hours per Week: Lecture: ___0__ , Lab: __2.75___ , Field Work: ___0__

Textbook(s):

1. Handouts

2. Biopac Student Lab Version 3.0.3, Biopac Systems Inc.

Points Distribution:

Report Grading Criteria: See Grading worksheet

Course Grading Criteria:

Experiment Reports 100%

Attendance is mandatory and will be taken in writing before class begins. Late arrival will mean 5% will be deducted from your report. If you miss a lab there will be no make up. The instructor will retain copies of graded lab reports. Lab reports must be turned in two weeks following the experiment, reports must be turned in as hard copy and electronically in MS word format, by disk or e-mail with graphics embedded in the file. Software assignments may be turned in as prints outs and text files. Grading is done on according to a grading worksheet, an example of which will be issued to the class.

Each report grade will be based on a total of 100 points. Averages are to the nearest point, rounding is 1.5 rounds to 1, 1.51 rounds to 2. 100 to 96.7 is an A+, 96.6 to 90 is an A, 90 to 86.7 is a B+, 86.6-83.4 is a B, etcetera.

Completion of FIU’s online laboratory safety training will be required of all students. You may register for these on the Environmental Health and Safety Web site at http://www.fiu.edu/~ehs/safety_training/training_course_list.htm

The courses completed shall be:

1004 Laboratory Safety
Hazard Communication
1003 Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control
1008 FIU Hazardous Waste Management Training
Research Involving Animals

Items1 through 4 are accessible through http://www.fiu.edu/~ehs/safety_training/training_course_list.htm

Item 5 is accessible through http://www.fiu.edu/~dsrt/animal/training.htm

All students shall earn a certificate in each before they may participate in laboratory experiments. Evidence of completion shall be a print out from the training website showing mastery of the course material. A certificate will be mailed to me by EH&S or DSRT after completion of the courses. I will copy the certificate for my files and deliver the original to the students. This certificate may be used may be used at this or other institutions as evidence of lab safety training.

Lab Schedule Summer 2005 BME 4050L Tuesdays, 10:10 to 13:55
Week	Date	Group 1	Group 2
1	May 10	Introductory Lecture Lab Safety Online Course	Introductory Lecture Lab Safety Online Course
2	May 17	Safety Training Certificates Due	Safety Training Certificates Due
2	May 17	Pulmonary Function Dr. Brown	Early Release
3	May 24	No Meeting	Pulmonary Function Dr. Brown
4	May 31	Cardiovascular Fluid Mechanics Dr Schoephoerster	No Meeting
5	June 7	No Meeting	Cardiovascular Fluid Mechanics Dr Schoephoerster
6	June 14	Blood Rheology Dr. Byrne	No Meeting
7	June 21	No Meeting	Blood Rheology Dr. Byrne
8	June 28	Soft Tissue Mechanics Lab- Tendon Dr. Crumpler	No Meeting
9	July 5	No Meeting	Soft Tissue Mechanics Lab- Tendon Dr. Crumpler
10	July 12	Column Chromatography Dr. Tsoukias	No Meeting
11	July 19	No Meeting	Column Chromatography Dr. Tsoukias
12	July 26	Last Lab Report Due	No Meeting
13	August 2	No Meeting	Last Lab Report Due
14	August 9	Make Up Lab Due (Optional)	Make Up Lab Due (Optional)
15	August 17	Grades Posted	Grades Posted