The Bionics Network is a Research Excellence Cluster at the University of British Columbia, supported by the Vice President, Research & Innovation (VPRI) Office and the Institute for Computing, Information, and Cognitive Systems (ICICS).
The Bionics Network brings experts in engineering and biomedical areas together with end users to develop the next generation of materials and devices that can be integrated safely long-term with the body. Experts range in field from device engineering, materials design and signal processing, to surgery, biomonitoring and tissue engineering. The goal of the Bionics Network is to advance the field towards the commercialization of safe, user-friendly materials and technology that improve health and well-being by performing preventative, restorative and assistive functions. In addition, the network seeks a better understanding of how artificial materials and human tissue can be combined to form stable biohybrid systems. The network is actively engaged in developing local, national and international collaborations that support this work.
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Affiliated UBC Faculty & Postdocs
| Name | Role | Research Interests |
|---|---|---|
| Bacca, Mattia | Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) | Mechanical engineering; Medical and biomedical engineering; Solid Mechanics; Biophysics; Soft materials; Fracture Mechanics and Adhesion |
| Boyd, Lara | Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) | Neurosciences, biological and chemical aspects; Neurosciences, medical and physiological and health aspects; Physical therapy; Rehabilitation medicine; Learning; Learning and Memory; Motor System; Motor learning; Neurophysiology; Physiology; Plasticity / Neuronal Regeneration; stroke |
| Cheung, Karen | Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) | Electrical engineering, computer engineering, and information engineering; Medical and biomedical engineering; additive manufacturing; BioMEMS; Biomedical Technologies; biosensors; microfluidics; neural interfaces; organ-on-chip; Tissue Engineering |
| Chiao, Mu | Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) | MEMS, Micro Sensors, Micro Actuators, BioMEMS, Nanotechnology, Bioengineering, Electronic Packaging, Nanoscience, Energy sources for micro-electro-mechanical systems |
| Cretu, Edmond | Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) | Nano-technology; Electronics; Medical and biomedical engineering; microsystems and nanotechnology; sensor clusters and networks; Signal processing and control; Ultrasound Imaging; Microinstrumentation; Inertial measurement units; wearable systems |
| Kizhakkedathu, Jayachandran | Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) | Medical and biomedical engineering; Pathology (except oral pathology); Biomaterials; Blood Coagulation; Cell-surface Engineering; Implants and Medical Devices; Iron Chelators; Macromolecular Therapeutics; Polymers; Proteomics Tools; Thrombosis |
| Madden, John | Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) | Electrical engineering, computer engineering, and information engineering; Medical and biomedical engineering; artificial muscle; electrochemical devices; electronic skin; Functional and Intelligent Materials; medical devices; smart materials; supercapacitors; wearables |
| Mirabbasi, Shahriar | Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) | Analog and mixed-signal intergrated circuits and systems design, intergrated circuit design with an emphasis on high-speed data communication and signal processing applications |
| Shadgan, Babak | Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) | Medical biotechnology diagnostics (including biosensors); Biomedical instrumentation (including diagnostics); Orthopedics; Sports medicine; Bone, skin and cartilage science; Central nervous system; Implantable Biosensing; sensor and system design, clinical application development; Wearable Biosensors; design and application development in health care and exercise sciences; Musculoskeletal, Sports & Exercise Medicine; Bone Fracture Healing; Spinal Cord Injuries |
| Takahata, Kenichi | Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) | Biomedical Technologies, Emerging Micro/Nano Technologies |
| Tang, Shuo | Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) | Medical devices; Optical instrumentation (including sensing and metrology); biophotonics; Biomedical imaging |
| Tetzlaff, Wolfram | Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) | Neural development and regeneration |
| Walus, Konrad | Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) | Nanoelectronic devices and circuits, quantum-dot cellular automata, single-electron transistors, quantum mechanical simulations |
| Wang, Zhen | Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) | Signal processing theory and applications, bioinformatics |
| Wang, Rizhi | Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) | Functional materials in materials engineering sciences; Regenerative medicine (including stem cells and tissue engineering); Orthopaedic implants, drug delivery biomaterials, anti-infection solutions.; Additive manufacturing, 3D structural designing.; Bone structure, mineralization and mechanics, bone metastasis, hip fracture and prevention. |