Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering

The Section on Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering encourages multidisciplinary research in the field of novel biosciences and biological engineering applications. It spans the full range of bioengineering types, clinical engineering, cardiac bioengineering, neural engineering, system modeling, biosignal processing, health informatics, bioinformatics, bioprocess engineering, biotechnology, biosensors, biomechanics, biorobotics, cardiopulmonary systems engineering, fermentation technology, food technology, and microbiology. The main focus is on novel developments and applications in societally relevant themes. Applied Sciences in general and this Section on Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering in particular offers high-quality peer review followed by a rapid publication decision. Download Section Flyer

Subject Area

Practical Applications

   Clinical Engineering

• healthcare technology
• medical product development

   Rehabilitation Engineering

• designing augmentative
• alternative communication systems

Physiology

   Neural Systems Engineering

• neural engineering
• brain and nervous system
• neuro-robots
• sensory
• motor abilities
• neuro-electronics
• diagnostic devices

   Cardiac Bioengineering

• imaging
• quantitative systems analysis
• drug delivery and vascular imaging techniques

   Physiological System Modeling

• medical diagnostic techniques
• therapeutic innovations
• limb movements
• metabolism biochemistry
• diagnostic
• patient simulators training

Electronics Technology and Instrumentation

   Instrumentation, Sensors, and Measurement

• measure biological signals
• heart monitoring system
• X-ray machine

   Bio-signal Processing

• biological signals
• diagnostics and therapeutics
• recognition systems

Biomedical Images and Signals

   Imaging and Image Processing

• X-rays
• ultrasound
• magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
• computerized tomography (CT)
• nuclear medicine,
• microscopy

   Radiology

• magnetic resonance imaging
• ultrasound
• diagnosis and treatment
• image-guided surgeries

Molecular Biology Meets Computers

   Medical and Health Informatics

• health informatics
• computer tools
• collect and analyze data
• gene sequences
• managing data
• wireless diagnostic devices

   Bioinformatics (including Genomics)

• genomes mapping
• genomes sequencing
• genomes analyzing
• disease detection
• disease diagnosis
• disease treatment

   Proteomics

• infectious diseases treatments
• diagnosis

Medicine Meets Computers

   Information Technology

• diagnostic procedures
• artificial intelligence
• diagnostics

   Telemedicine

• telehealth
• e-health
• medical devices

Mechanics Meets Biology and Medicine

   Biomechanics

• artificial hearts
• motion
• prosthetic limbs
• orthopedic biomechanics

   Robotics

• biorobotics
• image processing systems
• incisions

Materials Go Very Small

   BioMEMS

• microelectromechanical systems
• sensors
• biosensors
• actuators
• electronics
• wireless sensors
• diagnostic chips
• micro-robots
• implantable devices
• wearable and implantable technologies

   Micro- and Nanotechnology

• microtechnology
• biofabrication
• bioprinting
• biochips
• microfluidics
• micrometer
• nanometer
• microscopic force sensors

   Biomaterials

• implants
• scaffolds

Chemical Engineering Approaches

   Biotechnology

• bioprocessing techniques
• biocatalysis
• bioseparation
• bioreactors
• bioenergy
• recombinant DNA
• cell fusion
• bioremediation
• biomarkers

   Drug Delivery

• genetic
• nucleic acid therapeutic techniques
• imaging contrast agents
• predicting

   Biofuels

• bioengineering algae
• bacteria
• biofuel production

Biology Goes Engineering

   Tissue Engineering

• regenerative medicine
• scaffolds
• seeding
• stem cells
• cartilage
• bone repair
• dermal wound healing

   Cellular and Molecular Biomechanics

• genes and proteins
• cell growth
• cell movement
• gene expression

   Genetic Engineering and Synthetic Biology

• genetic engineering
• genes modification

Others

   Fermentation Technology

• fermentation
• bacterial biomass
• antibiotics
• microbial biomass
• microbial metabolites
• microbial enzymes
• bioconversion
• biotransformation

   Food Technology

• food safety
• food biotechnology
• food packaging

   Microbiology

• microbes
• microorganisms
• bacteria
• algae
• fungi
• viruses
• antimicrobial drug