According to the CDC, personal protective equipment (PPE) is used every day by healthcare personnel (HCP) to protect themselves, patients, and others when providing care. PPE helps protect HCP from many hazards encountered in healthcare facilities. However, the sudden surge in cases has lead to a spike in the demand for PPEs, leading to shortages all around the world.

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and COVID-19

Biomedical Engineering involves designing equipment to aid in the treatment of medical conditions.

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- Bioinformatics

- Biomaterials

- Biosensors

- Biomechanical Engineering

- Biomedical Optics

- Clinical Engineering

- Genetic Engineering

- Neural Engineering

- Tissue Engineering

- Medical Devices

- Pharmaceutical Engineering

- Rehabilitation Engineering

- Diagnostics and Testing

- Prevention

- Treatment and Cure


Focuses of Biomedical engineering for COVID-19 

Medical devices encompass essentially all health care products that do not mainly use chemical (pharmaceutical) or biological (vaccines) approaches to diagnose, monitor, and treat patients with COVID-19. Examples include medical imaging, implants, bionics/artificial organs, and biomedical sensors.

- Medical Ventilators for COVID-19

- Medical Ventilator Alternatives for COVID-19

- Biosenors for COVID-19

- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for COVID-19

- CT imaging for COVID-19

- Prophylactic Dressings for COVID-19

- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) Devices for COVID-19

Medical Devices for COVID-19

Combines computational and statistical techniques, mathematics, and engineering to analyze and interpret biological data of patients affected by COVID-19

Bioinformatics for COVID-19

Manipulates genomes of organisms, such as animal models, and the virus to develop and/or test therapeutics for COVID-19 

Genetic Engineering for COVID-19

Utilizes light to trigger biochemical reactions in order to detect and treat patients affected by COVID-19

- Photodynamic Therapy (PDT)-based Virotherapy for COVID-19

- Plasmonic Photothermal (PTT)-based Diagnosis for COVID-19

- Plasmonic Photothermal (PTT)-based Treatment for COVID-19

- Photocatalytic Process-based Treatment for COVID-19

Biomedical Optics for COVID-19

Tissue engineering aims to restore damaged tissues or organs by applying engineering and materials principles at the cellular level. It is used interchangeably with "regenerative medicine," which also focuses on providing cures, rather than treatments, for chronic damages to the body due to COVID-19

Tissue Engineering for COVID-19

Applies mechanical engineering principles to biological systems of COVID-19 patients to advance their health

Biomechanical Engineering for COVID-19

Engineers are currently synthesizing new medications to treat patients with COVID-19.

Pharmaceutical Engineering for COVID-19

Deals with the actual implementation of medical devices and reports issues, typically associated with the design of the devices, to improve their implementation

Clinical Engineering for COVID-19

Engineered materials, such as polymers and ceramics, that interact with biological systems of affected patients for medical purposes

- Nanomaterials for COVID-19

Biomaterials for COVID-19

Applies engineering techniques to repair and/or enhance neural systems damaged by COVID-19

Neural Engineering for COVID-19

Focuses on providing technical solutions to affected individuals with disabilities 

Rehabilitation Engineering for COVID-19

Biomedical engineers have put in extensive time and research in testing methods and diagnostics regarding the novel coronavirus. The test results of the population have provided mathematical models to visualize the pandemic, alternatively the private sector has produced a high-volume of nasopharyngeal, throat, and nasal test kits by bioengineering front-runners including: Abbot, Xpert, Lightmix, and Genmark.

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