Special Issue "Emerging Research in Biomedical Engineering"

A special issue of J (ISSN 2571-8800). This special issue belongs to the section "Biology & Life Sciences".

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Centre for Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi 110016, India
Interests: artificial tissues; implants; skin grafts; sensors; wearable technologies
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Materials Science and Engineering Department, Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology, Alexandria 21934, Egypt
Interests: biomaterials; metallurgic engineering; metallic implants
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sardar Beant SIngh State University, Gurdaspur, Punjab 143521, India
Interests: biomaterials; surface engineering; metallic implants; machining

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

In recent years, bioengineering and biosciences coupled with various pioneering technologies have achieved promising advances in the biomedical field. In this context, we are pleased to announce the launch of a Special Issue titled ‘Emerging Research in Biomedical Engineering’. The focus of this Special Issue is on covering state-of-the-art research across multiple biomedical disciplines, which can be beneficial in disease diagnosis, treatment planning, surgical navigation, and simulation of the biomechanics of the human body. It will provide a platform for practicing engineers, researchers, and medical practitioners to share the recent advances in biomedical engineering. ‘Emerging Research in Biomedical Engineering’ covers the different fields of biomedical engineering, focusing on the implementation, design and development of novel biomedical devices. This Special Issue welcomes original research articles and review articles addressing recent advances in biomedical engineering, such as artificial organs, auxetic metamaterials, biomaterials, and biomechanics. This scope could be further specialized to cover biomedical engineering applications in bioinstrumentation, medical imaging, medical implants, neuroscience, computational biology, and bioelectronics. We encourage multinational collaboration for this Special Issue to submit novel studies with interdisciplinary work.

The topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following application fields for machine learning:

  • Biomechanics;
  • Artificial Organs;
  • Medical Simulation and Devices;
  • Computational and Finite Element Modeling (FEM);
  • Wearable Sensors;
  • Biomaterials;
  • Medical Implants;
  • Bioinformatics.

We look forward to receiving your excellent work.

Dr. Arnab Chanda
Prof. Dr. Mohamed Abdel Hady Gepreel
Dr. Sarabjeet Singh Sidhu
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • biomechanics
  • biomaterials
  • bioprinting
  • medical devices
  • prosthesis
  • novel biomedical technologies: bioelectronics
  • bioimaging
  • additive manufacturing

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Ethnobotanical Study of Traditional Medicinal Plants Used for the Treatment of Infectious Diseases by Local Communities in Traditional Authority (T/A) Mbelwa, Mzimba District, Northern Region, Malawi
J 2023, 6(1), 115-139; https://doi.org/10.3390/j6010009 - 23 Feb 2023
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Local communities in Mzimba District, Malawi, have limited access to healthcare services and often rely on traditional medical practice and medicinal plants (MPs) for most of their medical care. However, phytomedicines’ use has not been well documented. This study aimed to identify and [...] Read more.
Local communities in Mzimba District, Malawi, have limited access to healthcare services and often rely on traditional medical practice and medicinal plants (MPs) for most of their medical care. However, phytomedicines’ use has not been well documented. This study aimed to identify and document medicinal plants and the associated ethnobotanical knowledge. Ethnobotanical data were collected in seven localities (19 villages) in the T/A Mbelwa, Mzimba, from May to June 2021. Forty traditional healers, herbalists, and farmers selected purposively and by snowball sampling were interviewed through semi-structured interviews, field observations, group discussions, and guided field walks. Quantitative indices, viz. relative frequency of citation (RFC), use value (UV), relative importance (RI) values, informant consensus factors (ICFs), and fidelity levels (FLs), were used to analyze the data. Eighty MPs belonging to 43 families and 77 genera were recorded. The Leguminosae family showed the highest number of species (16), followed by Solanaceae, Rubiaceae, and Phyllanthaceae. Trees (35 species) and roots (62%) accounted for the most significant habit and part, respectively. Washing (29%) was the most common preparation method. The most cited plant was Zanthoxylum chalybeum (RFC = 0.80, UV = 0.28, RI = 1.66), followed by Cassia abbreviata (RFC = 0.68, UV = 0.35, RI = 1.50). Respiratory disorders showed the highest ICF (0.53), followed by general and unspecified disorders (0.31). Z. chalybeum, C. abbreviata, and Oldfieldia dactylophylla showed maximum FLs (100%) for treating malaria and dysentery. Phytochemical, bioassay, toxicity, and conservation studies are needed to assess medicinal plants’ safety, efficacy, and quality as steps toward discovering new promising therapeutic leads without neglecting conservation programs for their sustainable utilization. Full article
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Diabot: Development of a Diabetic Foot Pressure Tracking Device
J 2023, 6(1), 32-47; https://doi.org/10.3390/j6010003 - 05 Jan 2023
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Foot-related problems are prevalent across the globe, and this issue is aggravated by the presence of diabetes mellitus. Diabetic-foot-related issues include extreme foot pain, plantar corns, and diabetic foot ulcers. To assess these conditions, accurate characterization of plantar pressure is required. In this [...] Read more.
Foot-related problems are prevalent across the globe, and this issue is aggravated by the presence of diabetes mellitus. Diabetic-foot-related issues include extreme foot pain, plantar corns, and diabetic foot ulcers. To assess these conditions, accurate characterization of plantar pressure is required. In this work, an in-shoe, low-cost, and multi-material pressure measuring insole, based on a piezoresistive material, was developed. The device has a high number of sensors, and was tested on 25 healthy volunteers and 25 patients with different degrees of diabetes. The working range of the device was observed to be 5 kPa to 900 kPa, with an average hysteresis error of 3.25%. Plantar pressure was found to increase from healthy to diabetic volunteers, in terms of both standing and walking. In the case of the diabetic group, the-high pressure contact area was found to strongly and positively correlate (R2 = 0.78) with the peak plantar pressure. During the heel strike phase, the diabetic volunteers showed high plantar pressure on the medial heel region. In regard to the toe-off phase, the central forefoot was found to be a prevalent site for high plantar pressure across the diabetic volunteers. The developed device is expected not only to assist in the prediction of diabetic ulceration or re-ulceration, but also to provide strategies and suggestions for foot pressure alleviation and pain mitigation. Full article
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