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What would biomedical engineer be doing daily if he or she specialized in biomechanics and biomaterials

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Cathy’s Answer

-tHi Elijah G., there are several things a biomedical engineer could be doing daily. The first one that comes to mind is conducting tests in a lab by following the instructions given for the test. This includes collecting the supplies needed to perform the test, ensure the space where the test is to be conducted is prepared according to specifications and any other pre-test conditions that must be met. Also there can be post



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You should look for an internship in a laboratory to get first hand experience doing such testing.
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Stephanie’s Answer

Biomedical may be more than just laboratory testing and writing reports. I know of biomedical engineers functioning more as design engineers and manufacturing engineers. It really depends on what industry you are focusing on. I am part of the medical devices. I have been apart of some lab testing but my focus has been more on manufacturing.

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Join a co-op rotation or internship.
Focus on what industry interest you the most and research.
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Ashford’s Answer

I went down the bioelectronics route but in my first few years when it was more general Biomedical studies, we did learn about the mechanics of some medical devices as well as what materials need to be used. This is especially important when it comes to invasive medical devices because they material needs to be compliant with the body.

From a career standpoint, you can do anything dealing with research, design, manufacturing, equipment testing and much more. It all depends on your interests. If you’re unsure, an internship or a lab assistant is a good way to discover new interests.
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Pedro’s Answer

I ended up specialising myself as a Biomedical Engineering in the field of IT (Information Technology) but I have colleagues who went ahead with the specialisation in biomechanics and have worked with rehabilitation centres/hospitals, supporting with R&D there and/or support medical devices used in rehabilitation. Other colleagues of mine that went ahead with biomaterials they ended up going more to the R&D field within labs/institutes to be more on the forefront of developing new products/materials that can be used in the medical field.

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Aim to do an internship in the biomechanics field
Aim to do an internship in the biomaterials field
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