Technische Universiteit Eindhoven TU/e

Biomedical engineering with particular focus on the cardiovascular and the musceloskeletal systems

The Biomedical Engineering Department is one out of nine at the TU/e and consists of three divisions: Biomechanics & Tissue Engineering (BMTE), Molecular Bioengineering and Molecular Imaging (MBEMI) and Biomedical Imaging and Modeling (BIOMIM).
The research groups at the TU/e collaborate with the Universiteit Maastricht sharing technical and computational equipment.

Frank Baaijens, Prof. Dr.

P.O. Box 513
5600 MB Eindhoven
The Netherlands
Phone: +31-40-247-51-32
Fax: +31-40-247-22-06

The BMTE Division is particularly interested in different aspects of the cardio-vascular and the musculoskeletal systems.

The Soft Tissue Biomechanics and Engineering Group researches the influence of mechanical loading on tissue and works on the engineering of tissues and organs (e.g. heart valves and intervertebral disc) and biomaterials for artificial prosthesis (e.g. intervertebral disc, small diameter blood vessel).

The Cardiovascular Biomechanics section is focused on diagnosis and therapy of cardiovascular diseases using experimental (laser-Doppler, particle imaging velocimetry, ultrasound) and computational (finite elements, spectral methods) techniques.

In cooperation with the Orthopaedic Department of the University Medical Centre in Maastricht and other centres in Europe and the USA, the Bone- and Orthopaedic Biomechanics section is engaged in basic and applied research of three main topics: Mechanical properties of bone and osteoporosis aiming at early detection and prevention of osteoporosis; mechanobiology of tissue fifferentiation using computer simulation based on finite element analysis (FEA) and animal experiments and osteoarthrosis including the development of artificial joints.