Conference Session

Women in Biomedical Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Naomi Chesler, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Rebecca Richards-Kortum, Rice University; Sangeeta Bhatia, MIT; Gilda Barabino, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Biomedical

diversity are substantial – both forstudents in BME and society at large. Actively pursuing strategies to remove or reduce thebarriers to women’s success in BME will promote a more diverse workforce in BME disciplines,which may in turn create a more productive workforce.Bibliography1 Lane, N., Why are there so few women in science? Nature Debates, 1999.2 Nemeth, C., Dissent, group process, and creativity: The contribution of minority influence. Advances in Group Processes, 1985. 2(57).3 McLeod, P., S. Lobel, and T. Cox Jr, Ethnic diversity and creativity in small groups. Small Group Research, 1996. 27(2): p. 248-264.4 Hong, L. and S.E. Page, Groups of diverse problem solvers can outperform groups of high-ability

Conference Session

BME Course and Curriculum Development

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Sweeney, Florida Gulf Coast University

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Biomedical

) explain how both intracellular and extracellular biopotentials ariseand are recorded; (4) explain how electric fields and currents can be used to stimulate cells andto defibrillate the heart; and (5) record and analyze common biopotential signals arising from theheart, nerves, and muscles.Books & ResourcesBy far the most popular textbook for courses in Bioelectricity is Plonsey and Barr‟sBioelectricity: A Quantitative Approach (now in its 3rd edition)3. In our course we use Plonseyand Barr as the required text, and also refer to the free on-line text Malmivuo and Plonsey‟sBioelectromagnetism4. Other texts in use in Bioelectricity courses listed in the onlineBiomedical Engineering Curriculum Database (see above) include J. Patrick Reilly‟s

Conference Session

BME Laboratory and Project Experiences

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Estefania Alvarez, Clemson University; Steven Saville, Clemson University; O. Thompson Mefford, Clemson University; John DesJardins, Clemson University

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Biomedical

With oversight, guidance and assessment from the instructors, one teaching assistant wasdedicated to teach each of the 7 laboratories for the entire semester. Each TA was responsiblefor developing the laboratory procedures, administering a pre-laboratory quiz, providing the pre-laboratory instructions and monitoring the progress of the students during the laboratory. Theinstructors and the TA‟s all had office hours during the week to assist the students withquestions. All materials for all labs were available via a dedicated BlackBoard internet site, andstudents were able to use this online site to communicate with labmates, instructors and TA‟s,check their grades, and upload their assignments. All students within a section met as a class

Conference Session

Pedagogical Developments in BME

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Vargis, Vanderbilt University; Anita Mahadevan-Jansen, Vanderbilt University

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Biomedical

Page 15.680.10of this field – to use these concept and techniques to positively affect human health. By the timethese students become juniors and seniors, we must remind them of this ultimate goal.Incorporating real-world examples and having students tackle more abstract problems on theirown is one way to do so.1. E. Jansen, A. Mahadevan-Jansen, W. Lin, S. Brophy and M. Mackanos. Development and Implementationof an Interactive Instructional Module of Light Distribution in Tissue. 2001.2. J. Bransford, National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Developments in the Science of Learning.and National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Learning Research and Educational Practice., How peoplelearn : brain, mind, experience, and

Conference Session

BME Laboratory and Project Experiences

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pamela Bhatti, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jessica Falcone, Georgia Institute of Technology; James McClellan, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Biomedical

was a member of the research staff at M.I.T.'s Lincoln Laboratory. He then became a professor in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department at M.I.T. In 1982, he joined Schlumberger Well Services where he worked on the application of 2-D spectral estimation to the processing of dispersive sonic waves, and the implementation of signal processing algorithms for dedicated high-speed array processors. He has been at Georgia Tech since 1987. Prof. McClellan is a Fellow of the IEEE and he received the ASSP Technical Achievement Award in 1987, and then the Signal Processing Society Award in 1996. Prof. McClellan is active in curriculum development for undergraduate education

Conference Session

Design in BME Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Gettens, Western New England College; Michael Rust, Western New Engalnd College; Diane Testa, Western New England College; Judy Cezeaux, Western New England College

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Biomedical

skill set will be a key asset for thebiomedical engineering community, setting us apart from our engineering colleagues and making Page 15.1335.13our students employment exceedingly desirable by the medical device community.Bibliography1. Thurston, P., "Academic Council Graduation and Job Placement Rates Survey," American Institute forMedical and Biological Engineering, November 2009.2. Bureau of Labor Statistics, "Engineers", U.S. Department of Labor, www.bls.gov/oco/ocos027.htm(accessed 1/7/2010).3. Howe, S., Lasser, R., Su, K., Pedicini, S., "Content in capstone design courses: Pilot survey results fromfaculty, students, and industry

Conference Session

Pedagogical Developments in BME

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Randolph, Randy Hutchison, Randy Hutchison, Clemson University; John DesJardins, Clemson University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University

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Biomedical

Page 15.1309.5following work experiences and classes. The goal of the reflective discussion group was toassess students’ educational experiences to their overall professional formation9. This protocolfollowed a four step accidental competency discourse where students are asked to recall positiveor negative experiences which are then analyzed for learning outcomes10. The four step strategyconsists of the following four steps: Situation, Affect, Interpretation, and Decision (SAID). Thefirst step starts with providing prompts to the students to elicit the positive or negativeexperiences (Situation, S) and to get the students to elaborate on what actually happened. Thenext step was to ask the students how it affected (A) them personally. The

Conference Session

Pedagogical Developments in BME

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sara Koehler, Northwestern University; Wendy Murray, Northwestern University

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Biomedical

orientation of pylon shortly after heel strike. The transverse and longitudinal axes of the pylon are described by the vectors: v x pylon = 8iˆ + 4.5 ˆj v y pylon = −4.5iˆ + 8 ˆj You have also measured the vertical (yGRF) and horizontal (xGRF) ground reaction forces generated by a typical user shortly after heel strike for range of walking speeds: Walking Vertical Horizontal Speed (m/s) GRF (N) GRF (N) 0.6 950 100 1.4 1200 250 2.1 1600 650 A) What is the magnitude of the GRF along the longitudinal axis of the pylon for a walking speed of 2.1 m/s

Conference Session

Design in BME Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Goldberg, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Robert Dennis, University of North Carolina; Charles Finley, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

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Biomedical

robotic arm (Lynxmotion model AL5C). You must develop the grasping mechanism and the control and sensory systems for both the robotic arm and grasping mechanism.Motor/Sensory The task will be to move three eggs from one location to another location andTask determine which of the three eggs is the heaviest in the process.Minimum Develop a mechanism that is capable of grasping and holding an egg withoutDesign Goals breaking it while it is moved to a different prescribed location The grasping mechanism and robotic arm should be completely under the control of electromyogram (EMG) or electrooculogram (EOG) potentials recorded from the student operator(s) during the time

Conference Session

BME Laboratory and Project Experiences

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah Pierce, Cumberland University; Amanda Lowery, Vanderbilt University; Charleson Bell, Vanderbilt University; Todd Giorgio, Vanderbilt University

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Biomedical

approximately 2.5 mL. To synthesize gold NPs, 1.0 mMhydrogen tetrachloroaurate (III) trihydrate was added dropwise into 30 ml of sodiumborohydride, swirling the tube occasionally, until a pink or purple color appeared. The finalvolume of silver nitrite used was approximately 2.5 mL. Both NP suspensions were Page 15.900.5characterized by UV-Vis spectroscopy (Nanodrop ND3300) and DLS. DLS was conducted on aMalvern Nano Series Zetasizer with a 633 nm laser. The duration of each scan was 60 s and 3scans were acquired.NP Application to CellsOn day 1, cells were rinsed once with 700 l of phosphate buffered saline (PBS) and 700 l offresh cell culture media was

Conference Session

Design in BME Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nur Ozaltin, University of Pittsburgh; Mary Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Larry Shuman, University of Pittsburgh

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Biomedical

). Page 15.232.6 Table 1: Most Important Activities 1 Customer Needs Analysis and Feedback 2 Brainstorming 3 Analysis, Evaluation and Reporting of Test Data 4 Alpha/In-house Testing 5 Prototype Testing 6 Design Review(s) 7 Design/Prototype Review(s) 8 Product Design Selection from Multiple Alternatives 9 Reliability Testing, Test to Failure, Limit Testing 10 Test Method Definition 11 Customer Feedback Evaluation 12 Refine Tests and Models 13

Conference Session

BME Laboratory and Project Experiences

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Purvis Bedenbaugh, East Carolina University

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Biomedical

AC 2010-1661: A TEAM-BASED NERVE CUFF SIMULATION PROJECT IN ATHIRD YEAR FOUNDATIONS OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING COURSEPurvis Bedenbaugh, East Carolina University Purvis Bedenbaugh is the director of the biomedical engineering concentration within the newly ABET-accredited general engineering program at East Carolina University. He obtained the B. S. E. degree in biomedical engineering from Duke University, the M. S. degree in bioengineering from Clemson University, the Ph. D. degree in bioengineering from the University of Pennsylvania, and was a postdoctoral fellow at the Keck Center for Integrative Neuroscience and Department of Otolaryngology of the University of California, San Francisco

Conference Session

Pedagogical Developments in BME

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul Denny, University of Auckland; Beth Simon, University of California, San Diego; Melissa Micou, University of California, San Diego

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Biomedical

91 67 158 Which of the following tests/procedures would allow you to make the most accurate and specific conclusions? A Chi Squared Test B Yates Correction C Subdividing Contingency Tables D A and B E All of the above Author Explanation: A) A chi squared test alone will only tell you the probability of a significant difference between the groups, not specifying which group(s) is(are) different. B) A Yates correction is a fix for chi squared test when you deal with 2 x 2 table (when degrees of freedom equals 1). If a Yates correction is done, it means that a chi squared test is done, therefore Yates correction alone is incorrect. C) A subdividing contigency

Conference Session

Design in BME Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alyssa Taylor, University of Virginia; Katelyn Mason, University of Virginia; A. Leyf Peirce Starling, The Fletcher School; Timothy Allen, University of Virginia; Shayn Peirce, University of Virginia

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Biomedical

. Sanders, M., et al., Assessing interdisciplinary engineering capstone project. Proceedings for the 2006 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition.9. Latane, B., K. Williams, and S. Harkins, Many hands make light work: the causes and consequences of social loafing. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 1979. 37(6): p. 822-832.10. Milgrom, P. and J. Roberts, Economics, organization, and management. 1992, Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall.11. Strong, J.R. and R.E. Anderson, Free-riding in group projects: control mechanisms and preliminary data. Journal of Marketing Education, 1990. 12: p. 61-67

Conference Session

Experiential Learning in BME

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michele Wabler, Clemson University; Estefania Alvarez, Clemson University; John DesJardins, Clemson University

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Biomedical

Page 15.561.12 (2008).2. P. Dawson, I. Han, M. Cox, C. Black, and L. Simmons, "Residence Time and Food Contact Time Effects on Transfer of Salmonella Typhimurium from Tile, Wood and Carpet: Testing the Five-Second Rule," Journal of Applied Microbiology, 102 [4] 945-53 (2007).3. J. Epstein, "Small Group Learning for 14,000 Undergrads" (2007) Inside Higher ED. Accessed on: August 1, 2007. Available at 4. B.I. Lee, S. Kaewgun, W. Kim, W. Choi, J.S. Lee, and E. Kim, "Visible Light Photocatalytic Properties of Polymorphic Brookite Titania," Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, 1 [2] 023101 (2009).5. J.R. Wagner, "Embedding Creative Inquiry in the Undergraduate Geology," p. 218 in Vol. 38 2006

Conference Session

Experiential Learning in BME

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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DeRome Dunn, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Robin Liles, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Clinton Lee, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Shawn Watlington, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Courtney Lambeth, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Devdas Pai, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

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Biomedical

may “feel” less obvious; yet, RETs made strong connections between their summerresearch and their future goals. For example, one participant stated: “It has opened my mind upto a Masters, not in literacy. It’s possible that I would look for something in science education ormaybe even a particular science.” Yet another said: “There is a possibility of co-writing a grant. Iwould like to do more research at the community college.”Bibliography1. Kazerounian, K. & Foley S. (2007). Barriers to creativity in

Conference Session

BME Course and Curriculum Development

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Aston, East Tennessee State University; William H. Blanton, East Tennessee State University

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Biomedical

Reseachers Figure 9. small, especially for advancedcourses, and so self-publishing seems appropriate. For 50 years or more teachers haveself-published text material. In one of the author’s experience in 1960 one of his professors didan entire undergraduate service course in engineering on “dittos”, with hand writing, typing andhand sketches. The advent of the Xerox machine in the 60’s made it possible to incorporate partsof printed text material, especially figures, graphs and tables, and university reproduction centerscould use offset printing to provide alternative text material. Now Modern computer-generateddocuments using a word

Conference Session

Design in BME Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Kennedy, Bucknell University; Donna Ebenstein, Bucknell University

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Biomedical

. Page 15.482.14Bibliography1. Lai-Yuen S, Reeves K (2009) Active-learning experiences on medical devices for manufacturing and newproduct development. American Society for Engineering Education AC 2009-1549.2. Tranquillo J, Cavanagh C (2009) Preparing students for senior design with a rapid design challenge. AmericanSociety for Engineering Education AC 2009-1917.3. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (2009) Y14.5: Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing.4. US Food and Drug Administration. Use of International Standard ISO-10993, ‘Biological Evaluation ofMedical Devices Part 1: Evaluation and Testing’ <> Last accessed March 11, 2010.5. International Organization for Standardization (2009) ISO-10993 Biological Evaluation of Medical