The department’s cardiovascular engineering research focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease. Areas of active research include the engineering of completely biological cardiovascular tissues for regenerative-medicine applications, the treatment and study of lymphatic disorders, and the study of calcification within the cardiovascular system.
The biology and physiology of the lymphatic and blood vascular systems including vascular regeneration, remodeling and pathology; Vascular biomaterials, including polymeric, natural, and metallic, for vascular repair and regeneration
Cardiovascular Biomechanics; Cardiovascular Biofluids; Fluid Mechanics; Medical Devices; Patient-Specific Modeling
Biomechanics (Bio-solids and Biofluids); Medical Image/Signal Processing; Machine Learning and Computer Vision with Applications in Medical Imaging; Developments of Ultrasound Technologies for Tissue Characterization
Biomedical Optics and Photonics; Coherent Imaging and Light Scattering; Singular Optics; Biophysical Dynamics