Technological advancements in mechanical engineering have greatly benefited the domain of biology and medicine. Primarily, mechanical engineers apply fundamental engineering principles to build useful tools, devices, and systems for the biomedical field.
Our group is diverse with research spanning a broad range of biological and medical systems. Projects include developing new diagnostics for cancer and infectious diseases, investigating the mechanics of traumatic brain injury, modeling the inner workings of the human eye, and much more.
Specialties
- Biomechanics and Biofluids
- Cellular and Molecular Systems and Instrumentation
- Diagnostics and Biomedical Devices
- Integrated Biological Systems
- Tissue and Organ Systems
Faculty
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Email:ibarman@jhu.eduPhone:(410) 516-0656
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Email:jdelainebrown@jhu.eduPhone:410-516-6609
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Email:yun.chen@jhu.eduPhone:(410) 516-5194
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Email:ncowan@jhu.eduPhone:(410) 516-5301
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Email:schur@jhu.eduPhone:(410) 516-6653
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Email:Chen.li@jhu.edu
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Email:mittal@jhu.eduPhone:(410) 516-4069
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Thao (Vicky) Nguyen
Professor and Marlin U. Zimmerman, Jr. Faculty Scholar
Email:Vicky.Nguyen@jhu.eduPhone:(410) 516-4538
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Kaliat (K.T.) Ramesh
Alonzo G. Decker Jr. Professor of Science and Engineering
Email:ramesh@jhu.eduPhone:(410) 516-7735
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Email:ssun@jhu.eduPhone:(410) 516-4003
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Email:thwang@jhu.eduPhone:(410) 516-7086
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Email:s.weng@jhu.edu
Affiliated Groups, Centers, and Institutes
- Center for Imaging Science
- Institute for NanoBioTechnology
- The Institute for Computational Medicine
- The Barman Laboratory
- Haptics and Medical Robotics (Brown)
- Mechanical Engineering of Wet-Materials (Chen)
- Locomotion in Mechanical and Biological Systems (LIMBS) Laboratory (Cowan)
- Flow Physics and Computation Lab (Mittal)
- Hur Lab on Micro-Fluidic Biophysics
- The Kang Group
- Terradynamics Lab (Li)
- Mechanics of Soft Adaptive Materials (Nguyen)
- Cell Mechanics Group (Sun)
- BioMEMS and Single Molecule Dynamics Lab (Wang)
Merging Mechanical Engineering and Medicine
Setting the bar for biotechnology
Toward More Accurate Diagnostic Testing - A Whiting School team led by Ishan Barman has described a novel nanomaterial that enables fast and highly sensitive single-molecule detection using SERS. The team’s invention could pave the way for rapid and more accurate diagnostic testing.
Origami-inspired Heart Implants - Sung Hoon Kang is creating a 3D-printed heart implant for babies with congenital heart defects. The origami-inspired device will grow along with the tiny patient over time, eliminating the need for multiple risky replacement surgeries.
Portable, Rapid Testing for Sexually Transmitted Infections - A Johns Hopkins University-led team has created an inexpensive portable device and cellphone app to diagnose gonorrhea in less than 15 minutes and determine if a particular strain will respond to frontline antibiotics.
Engineering Better Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Treatments - SJ Claire Hur is developing a microfluidics device that can collect and genetically modify tumor cells from the blood samples of metastatic breast cancer patients, enabling scientists to develop and test personalized treatment plans. Read her Q&A with the Hub.
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Hopkins team develops fast, accurate diagnostic tool that could speed results to physicians or first responders
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Hopkins engineer uncovers the chemical “compass” that guides cells through our bodies
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Project focuses on controlling biochemical reactions with magnetic fields