Biomedical Engineering Archives | Faculty of Engineering and Design

July 16, 2024

All-Around Accessibility: New Carleton Lab Enhances Inclusion Research

In a brand-new lab at Carleton University, biomedical engineering PhD student Hossein Sadat Hosseini attaches several loonie-sized wireless sensors to the arms and legs of a patient who is recovering... More

June 5, 2024

Revolutionizing Neonatal Care: Innovations in NICU Patient Monitoring

In the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), every second counts. For babies fighting for their lives, traditional wired sensors play a crucial role in monitoring vital signs like blood oxygen... More

April 12, 2024

Custom Fit: Creating AI-Powered Exoskeletons for Individual Mobility Needs

In Canada, about 13.7 per cent of individuals aged 15 and over report having mobility disabilities, requiring the use of assistive devices such as canes and wheelchairs to walk or... More

April 11, 2024

FED Graduate Students Shine at Carleton’s Three Minute Thesis Competition

On March 28, 2024, Carleton University held its annual Three Minute Thesis Competition, with a first round held in the morning, followed by an afternoon in which 10 finalists competed... More

March 19, 2024

Canadian Institute of Health Research Grants $673,200 to Carleton Researchers Investigating Asthma

Recent funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) is backing Leila Mostaço-Guidolin and co-investigator Edana Cassol’s research to better understand the essential mechanisms of asthma in the lungs—one of the most common chronic... More

March 5, 2024

Training Pediatric Surgeons: AI-Powered Simulator to Help Medical Students Master Skills

Laparoscopic surgery, a procedure where long thin instruments are inserted into the abdomen through slits as tiny as two to three millimeters long, has quickly become the go-to approach when... More

February 27, 2024

CardiAI and Carleton University Forge Innovative Partnership to Revolutionize Medical Diagnostics

CardiAI, a leading Biotechnology company specializing in cutting-edge diagnostic solutions, has proudly announced a groundbreaking partnership with Carleton University’s Faculty of Engineering and Design, marking a significant milestone in advancing... More

December 1, 2023

Platelet Power: Stemming the Tide of Canada’s Blood Supply Shortage

You don’t have to be a donor or a doctor to know that Canada regularly faces an unstable blood supply. Wholly dependent on individuals who can only donate every two... More

August 29, 2023

Professors Leila Mostaço-Guidolin and Jennifer Drake Announced as Canada Research Chairs

Three Carleton University researchers Cati Coe, Leila Mostaço-Guidolin and Jennifer Drake have been announced as Canada Research Chairs (CRC). Their ground-breaking research will advance flood infrastructure, fibrosis treatment and services... More

June 28, 2022

Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering Undergrad Samantha Wong Receives Student EDI Research Award

Carleton has awarded six students funding to support summer research projects related to equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI). Established last year, the Student Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Research Award... More

March 29, 2022

Student-Designed Robot Could Change the Future of Common Heart Surgery

Roughly 15,000 people in Canada undergo coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery each year, improving heart function due to disease, heart attack or other complications. Recovery from this highly invasive... More

February 4, 2022

Carleton Partners with Ottawa Hospital Research Institute on New Lab to Design Better Orthopedic Implants...

Carleton Partners with Ottawa Hospital Research Institute on New Lab to Design Better Orthopedic Implants and Surgical Techniques

The latest health technology partnership between Carleton University, the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute and the hospital’s Division of Orthopedic Surgery is the creation of a new lab, named the Ottawa... More