Abstract: Design is an important aspect of biomedical engineering education. It prepares students to work as part of a team to develop systems that address medical and health-related needs—and it is required to be part of an accredited ...

Abstract: Mentoring is often viewed as a unidirectional relationship, with the senior, more seasoned individual imparting knowledge, guidance, and experience to more junior individuals. But this structure limits our ability to ...

Abstract: The biomechanical process of childbirth is necessary to usher in new lives—but it can also result in trauma. This physically intense process can put both the mother and the child at risk of injuries and complications that ...

Abstract: Childbirth or labor, as the final phase of a pregnancy, is a biomechanical process that delivers the fetus from the uterus. It mainly involves two important biological structures in the mother, the uterus—generating the ...

Abstract: Professor Herbert R. Lissner was a pioneer in impact biomechanics, having initiated research on the injury mechanisms, mechanical response, and human tolerance of the human brain to blunt impact 80 years ago—in 1939. This ...

Abstract: The purpose of this computational study was to investigate the effects of neonate-focused clinical delivery maneuvers on brachial plexus (BP) during shoulder dystocia. During shoulder dystocia, the anterior shoulder of the ...