Biomaterials and Devices
This pillar of the BME program encompasses the research fields of biomaterials and tissue engineering directed towards growth or regeneration of cells, tissues and organs.
The technology includes development of biomaterials, implantable devices and sensors and other biologically compatible materials with applications in numerous medical devices and therapies.
Related Faculty
Dr. Alex Adronov
Associate Member, McMaster School of Biomedical Engineering
Dr. John Brash
Professor Emeritus
Dr. Anthony Chan
Professor
Dr. Varun Chaudhary
Associate Professor
Dr. Tohid Didar
Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Nano-biomaterials
Dr. Jeff Fortuna
Assistant Professor
Dr. Kathryn Grandfield (Bernar)
Associate Professor, Associate Chair – Graduate
Dr. Todd Hoare
Professor
Dr. Gonzalo Hortelano
Adjunct Member, McMaster School of Biomedical Engineering
Dr. Zeinab Hosseinidoust
Associate Professor
Dr. Matiar Howlader
Assistant Professor
Dr. Bryan Lee
Assistant Professor
Dr. Yingfu Li
Professor
Dr. Ram Mishra
Co-Director
Dr. Jose Moran-Mirabel
Associate Professor
Dr. Michael Noseworthy
Professor
Dr. Cheryl Quenneville
Associate Chair, Undergraduate
Dr. Amin Reza Rajabzadeh, P.Eng.
Associate Professor
Dr. Oleg Rubel
Associate Professor
Dr. Kyla Sask
Assistant Professor
Dr. Henry Schwarcz
Professor Emeritus
Dr. P. Ravi Selvaganapathy
Distinguished Engineering Professor, Canada Research Chair in Biomicrofluidics (laureate)
Dr. Heather Sheardown
Dean, Faculty of Engineering
Dr. Leyla Soleymani
Associate Professor, Department of Engineering Physics, and Canada Research Chair in Miniaturized Biomedical Devices
Dr. Seshasai Srinivasan, P.Eng.
Program Chair, B.Tech. Software Engineering Technology
Dr. Jeffrey Weitz
Professor
Dr. Judith West-Mays
Professor
Dr. Janie Wilson
Professor, Department of Surgery
Dr. Gregory R. Wohl
Associate Professor
Dr. Ryan Wylie
Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology
Dr. Chang-qing Xu
Professor
Dr. Igor Zhitomirsky
Distinguished Engineering Professor
Imaging, Sensing and Detection
This pillar of the BME program includes research towards the development and application of imaging technologies applicable to cells, tissues, organs and the brain for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes.
Related Faculty
Dr. Nabil Bassim
Professor
Dr. John Connolly
Professor
Dr. Hubert deBruin
Professor Emeritus
Dr. Jamal Deen
Distinguished University Professor
Dr. Thomas E. Doyle
Associate Professor
Dr. Troy Farncombe
Associate Professor
Dr. Cecile Fradin
Professor
Dr. S. Andrew Gadsden
Associate Professor
Dr. Kathryn Grandfield (Bernar)
Associate Professor, Associate Chair – Graduate
Dr. Aleksandar Jeremic
Associate Professor
Dr. Dinesh Kumbhare
Adjunct Professor, McMaster School of Biomedical Engineering
Dr. Jose Moran-Mirabel
Associate Professor
Dr. Christopher Morton
Associate Professor
Dr. Zahra Motamed
Assistant Professor
Dr. Michael Noseworthy
Professor
Dr. James (Jim) Reilly
Professor Emeritus
Dr. P. Ravi Selvaganapathy
Distinguished Engineering Professor, Canada Research Chair in Biomicrofluidics (laureate)
Dr. Leyla Soleymani
Associate Professor, Department of Engineering Physics, and Canada Research Chair in Miniaturized Biomedical Devices
Dr. Ranil Sonnadara
Professor
Dr. Janie Wilson
Professor, Department of Surgery
Dr. Ryan Wylie
Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology
Dr. Chang-qing Xu
Professor
Dr. Benzhong (Robin) Zhao
Assistant Professor
Dr. Katherine Zukotynski
Associate Professor
Therapeutics
This pillar of the BME program focuses research toward the development of novel drugs and drug delivery methods, including the development of biodegradable polymers and other materials for tissue engineering of cellular scaffold and release of signaling molecules.
Related Faculty
Dr. Ian Bruce
Professor
Dr. Varun Chaudhary
Associate Professor
Dr. Tohid Didar
Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Nano-biomaterials
Prof. Qiyin Fang
Professor
Dr. Gonzalo Hortelano
Adjunct Member, McMaster School of Biomedical Engineering
Dr. Jan Huizinga
Professor
Dr. Dinesh Kumbhare
Adjunct Professor, McMaster School of Biomedical Engineering
Dr. Zahra Motamed
Assistant Professor
Dr. Aimee Nelson
Associate Professor