Biomedical engineering

Biomedical engineering is an interdisciplinary field that uses engineering concepts to pursue biological and medical research. Biomedical engineering can aid biomedical research.

Notable studies

 * A nanoelectronics-blood-based diagnostic biomarker for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS)
 * A study by the Open Medicine Foundation including engineers and biomedical researchers used nanotechnology to create a very small nano-needle that could test blood samples of ME/CFS for the presence of post-exertional malaise by measuring responses when applying a biochemical stress test, including how mitochondria from ME/CFS patients responded compared to samples from healthy people. The idea was to create a new, inexpensive device that could be mass-produced in order to cost-effectively and accurately diagnose ME/CFS patients from a simple blood sample. The technology is still being refined and tested before large scale manufacturing can take place.

Learn more

 * Press release: Stanford University
 * New OMF-funded Research Publication: A Nanoelectronics-blood-based diagnostic biomarker for ME/CFS
 * OMF/Ron Davis Research Update - May 2019 (Video)