The educational and scientific bases of the Department and Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, where bachelors, masters and postgraduates of the Department of Biomedical Engineering are trained, are the leading institutions of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine and the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine:
1. State Institution «Amosov National Institute of Cardiovascular Surgery» of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine
The cooperation of the Department of Biomedical Engineering with the Scientific and Educational Center within the Amosov National Institute of Cardiovascular Surgery of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine is focused on research and development of problems of cardiac electrophysiology in heart failure and rhythm disorders; the role of helical contractions and ribbon-like structure of the heart in the expulsion of blood (the heart as 2 pumps in a closed damper system), thermographic studies of the processes of hypothermia and hyperthermia under conditions of artificial blood circulation.
The Scientific and Educational Center of the National Academy of Medical Sciences named after M. Amosov of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine M. Amosov has achieved world-class results in the development of valve prosthetics and the treatment of ischemic heart disease, heart rhythm disorders, dissecting aortic aneurysms with retrograde brain perfusion.
2. E.O. Paton Electric Welding Institute of the NAS of Ukraine
The cooperation of the Department of Biomedical Engineering with the Department of Welding and Related Technologies in Medicine and Ecology No. 017 within the E.O. Paton Electric Welding Institute of the NAS of Ukraine is focused on research and development of problems of high-frequency electric welding of biological tissues; application of the theory of contact welding of metals to welding of living tissues; formation of an electric welded joint of the stomach and small intestine; application of simulation models of welding of biological tissues for training students.
Work on electric welding of living soft tissues is carried out at the E.O. Paton since 1992. During this time, power sources, tools, automatic control algorithms and technologies for welding blood vessels, nerves, intestines, fallopian tubes, stomach, lungs, liver, skin have been developed. A large amount of material has been accumulated and many studies have been conducted on contact welding of metals. These methods, with assumptions, are used to study the welding of living tissues.
3. Institute of high-molecules compounds chemistry of National Academy of Science of Ukraine
The cooperation of the Department of Biomedical Engineering with the Department of Medical Polymers No. 4 within the Institute of high-molecules compounds chemistry of National Academy of Science of Ukraine is focused on research and development of problems of synthesis of new dosage forms with amizone based on hydrophilic block copolyurethane; studies of biodegradation and dynamics of release of amizone from polymeric materials; creation of new biologically inert and biologically active polymeric materials for medical purposes.
The Institute of high-molecules compounds chemistry of National Academy of Science of Ukraine has a high scientific authority in the development of fundamental and applied research in the field of polymer materials, in particular functional polymers and their composites, including those of natural origin, biocompatible polymers and polymers for medical purposes, dispersed polyurethane systems, including aqueous ones; chemistry, physical chemistry and modification of polymers and elastomers, chemistry and physical chemistry of polymer-polymer, organo-mineral composites, nanocomposites of interpenetrating polymer networks, polymers for medical purposes, etc.
4. Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics of the NAS of Ukraine
The cooperation of the Department of Biomedical Engineering with the Department of Protein Engineering and Bioinformatics within the Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics of NASU is focused on research and development of problems of using protein engineering methods, which are aimed at designing new proteins with modified and unique properties; development of genetic engineering technologies for cloning and expression of eukaryotic proteins and their mutants; experimental studies of intramolecular dynamics of proteins using fluorescence spectroscopy methods; study of specific conformational changes of enzymes in the process of substrate recognition.
The activities of the Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics of NASU are focused on the latest research in the field of molecular biology and genetics — structural and functional genomics; proteomics and protein engineering; molecular and cellular biotechnologies; bioinformatics, computer modeling and design.
5. National Cancer Institute of the NAS of Ukraine
The collaboration of the Department of Biomedical Engineering with the Research Laboratory of Medical Physics and Bioengineering within the National Cancer Institute of the NAS of Ukraine is focused on research and development of problems of using ionizing radiation in forensic medical examination; studying the patterns of chemi- and triboluminescence of blood in the processes of peroxide oxidation in the mechanism of radiation stress under the action of ionizing radiation on malignant tumors; application of chaos theory in oncology; development of algorithms and computer programs for assessing the spatial chaos of medical images at different biohierarchical levels; introduction of bioengineering technology of mechanochemical heterogenization into clinical practice.
