Biomedical Research Lab

Biomedical Engineering Research Laboratory Overview

Location

Measurement & Control Engineering Research Center,
Idaho State University
Pocatello, Idaho

Lab Director

Dr. Marco P. Schoen
schomarc@isu.edu
208-282-4377

Expertise & Research

The Biomedical Engineering Research Laboratory at ISU’s MCERC primarily addresses topics in rehabilitation engineering, such as upper body prosthetic device development, signal conditioning of biomedical data, instrument development for acquiring biomedical signals, algorithm development for extracting information from acquired biomedical signals, and controls of prosthetic devices. This laboratory has housed several collaborative projects with industrial partners as well as other universities and national laboratories. Along with the other MCERC research laboratories, we welcome new academic and industrial projects.

Scheduling & Contracting Work

Please contact the lab director to discuss work you would like done in this lab.

Biomedical Research Lab Website

Lab Equipment Table

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Asset	Field	Application	Lab Name
Bagnoli 16 channel sEMG system	Surface electromyography, prosthetics, rehabilitation	Signal processing and system identification	Biomed. Eng. Research Lab
MyoArm	Surface electromyography, prosthetics, rehabilitation	Signal processing and system identification	Biomed. Eng. Research Lab
Permobil	Intelligent Systems, Artificial Intelligence	Autonomous Driving, Image Processing, AI	Biomed. Eng. Research Lab
M300 Corpus HD
Power Wheelchair
Various DAQ systems	Measurement and Control	Industrial and research	Biomed. Eng. Research Lab
Various Embedded systems platforms	Measurement and Control	Industrial and research	Biomed. Eng. Research Lab
Microsoft Kinect Vision Sensor	Measurement and Control/ Vision	Autonomous Driving, Image Processing, AI	Biomed. Eng. Research Lab

MaCS + AML Equipment Table

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Asset	Mfr and Model	Field	Application	Lab Name
Scanning Transmission Electron Microscope (STEM)	FEI Tecnai TF30-FEG STwin TEM with EDS, EELS (GIF), EFTEM & TopSpin	Materials characterization	Images materials structurally and chemically down to atomic scale	Microscopy and Characterization Suite (MaCS)
Local Electrode Atom Probe (LEAP)	Cameca LEAP 4000X HR	Materials characterization	Creates atomic mapping / imaging	Microscopy and Characterization Suite (MaCS)
Dual Beam Focused Ion Beam Microscope (FIB) Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)	FEI QUANTA 3D FEG with EDS & EBSD	Materials characterization	2-D and 3-D materials characterization and analysis	Microscopy and Characterization Suite (MaCS)
Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)	JEOL JSM 6610LV with EDS, EBSD, & CL	Materials characterization	Images material surfaces from micrometer to nanometer scale	Microscopy and Characterization Suite (MaCS)
Nano Indenter Atomic Force Microscope	Hysitron TI950 TriboIndenter	Materials characterization	Nano-mechanical test instrument for measuring the hardness and elastic modulus of materials, and imaging surface morphology down to atomic scale	Microscopy and Characterization Suite (MaCS)
X-Ray Diffractometer (XRD)	Rigaku SmartLab	Materials characterization	Phase identification and quantification, percent (%) crystallinity, crystallite size and strain, lattice parameter refinement, Rietveld refinement, and molecular structure.	Microscopy and Characterization Suite (MaCS)
Nanomill	Fishione 1040	Materials characterization	TEM sample preparation	Microscopy and Characterization Suite (MaCS)
Ion Mill, Precision Ion Polishing System (PIPS)	Gatan PIPS II	Materials characterization	Sample preparation	Microscopy and Characterization Suite (MaCS)
Electrolyte Polisher	Fishione	Materials characterization	Sample preparation	Microscopy and Characterization Suite (MaCS)
Spark Plasma Sintering System (SPS)	Fuji Dr. Sinter	Materials characterization	Isostatic sintering of metallic or ceramic powders at very high (2000C) temperatures.	Advanced Materials Lab (AML)
Hi Temperature Furnace (2000 C)	Thermal Technology 1000-4560-FP20	Materials characterization	Sample preparation, alloying of materials	Advanced Materials Lab (AML)
Automated Micro Indentation Hardness Tester	LECO LM247AT	Materials characterization	Sample preparation	Advanced Materials Lab (AML)
Non-Rad Glovebox	Custom	Materials characterization	Sample preparation of rad material	Advanced Materials Lab (AML)
Rad Glovebox	Custom	Materials characterization	Sample preparation	Advanced Materials Lab (AML)
Linear Sectioning Machine, Non-Rad	Leco MSX-205MZ	Materials characterization	Sample prep	Advanced Materials Lab
Polisher / Grinder, Rad	Beuhler Minimet 1000	Materials characterization	Sample preparation	Advanced Materials Lab
Polisher, Non-Rad	LECO Model: GPX-200	Materials characterization	Sample preparation	Advanced Materials Lab
Powder Press, 25 Ton	Carver AutoPellet Press (2) Inside Glovebox	Materials characterization	Sample preparation	Advanced Materials Lab
Grinder/Polisher , Non-Rad	LECO SS-1000 Spectrum	Materials characterization	Sample preparation	Advanced Materials Lab
Grinder/Polisher , Non-Rad	LECO SS-1000 Spectrum	Materials characterization	Sample preparation	Advanced Materials Lab
Hand Grinder	LECO DS-20	Materials characterization	Sample preparation	Advanced Materials Lab
Instron Shear Punch or Tensile Test		Mechanical Testing	Mechanical Properties	Advanced Materials Lab
Saw, Rad	Buehler Isomet Low Speed Saw	Materials characterization	Sample preparation	Advanced Materials Lab
Mechanical Test Frame	Instron	Mechanical Testing	Mechanical Properties	Advanced Materials Lab
Vacuum Tube Furnace	CM Model 1730-12 HT	Materials characterization	Sample preparation	Advanced Materials Lab
Precision Etching and Coating System (PECS)	Gatan model 682	Materials characterization	Sample preparation	Advanced Materials Lab
Nano Indenter Atomic Force Microscope (AFM)	Hysitron TI-950 TriboIndenter	Materials characterization	Sample preparation	Advanced Materials Lab
Micro / Macro Hardness Testing	LECO AMH-Series	Materials characterization	Sample preparation	Advanced Materials Lab
Retsch Mill		Materials characterization	Sample preparation	Advanced Materials Lab
Sample Mounting Press	LECO DS-20	Materials characterization	Sample preparation	Advanced Materials Lab
Scanning Electron Microscope	JEOL 6610LV with EDS, EBSD, & CL	Materials characterization	Sample preparation	Advanced Materials Lab
Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM)	FEI Technai TF30-FEG STwin with EDS and EELS (GIF)	Materials characterization	Sample preparation	Advanced Materials Lab
		Materials characterization	Sample preparation	Advanced Materials Lab
Vibratory Polisher	Buehler VibroMet 2	Materials characterization	Sample preparation	Advanced Materials Lab