Goals

Applying engineering science and techniques to the development of new technologies related to biological processes in industries is referred to as Life Science Engineering. Life Science Engineering, by using the latest and most advanced technologies, tries to solve various challenges in the medical and biological fields in order to improve the level of human life. The fields of bioscience engineering are very wide and the most prestigious universities of the world have created fields related to this trends and encourage their top students to continue studying in these majors. In this regard, the Department of Life Sciences Engineering was established in the Faculty of New Sciences and Technologies. The goals of this group are to progress knowledge in the new fields of biological sciences and develop applied technologies in the country in accordance with the demands of the country through using the latest and most advanced technologies in order to improve the standard of living and train specialists.

 

Biotechnology Group

Biotechnology deals with the application of sciences and technologies to the employment of living organisms or other biological systems to produce products or provide services needed by humans. The expansion of the influence of this advanced technology in various fields of daily life has caused it to be designated as one of the strategic and prioritized technologies of the country. This advanced technology with a lot of added value has been able to provide valuable innovative services in various fields, including industry, environmental studies, medicine and agriculture, and in many advanced and developing countries, it is an important pillar in the development of the knowledge-based economy, as well as an essential role for gaining superiority. The Department of Biotechnology of the Faculty of New Sciences and Technologies operates with 8 faculty members in the two specialized fields of industrial and environmental biotechnology and biomedical engineering.

 

Since 2010, this department has been accepting master's students in the following fields. The establishment of the corresponding Ph.D. courses as well as the master's course in metabolic engineering are being pursued.

Master's degree in industrial and environmental biotechnology is an educational and research course during which a set of sciences and techniques in the fields of genetic engineering and molecular biotechnology, fermentation technology and cultivation of industrial strains for the production of biological products, methods of isolation and purification of biological products, the implementation of engineering in  the design of biological processes and the application of biotechnology in the environment are explored.

Graduates of this course can provide the specialized needs of the country to a large extent in the field of industrial and environmental biotechnology, especially in the development and design of upstream and downstream processes.

 

The field of chemical-biomedical engineering is the intersection of engineering and medical sciences, and in fact, it is the application of different engineering fields in medicine. These applications can be presented in the form of chemical engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering and material engineering in medicine. In all the above trends, the design of a system with an engineering approach that can replace a certain organ of the body, or the modeling of the natural behavior of the body in disorders with the aim of disease detection and treatment is pursued. Another goal of medical engineering is to make devices that make disease diagnosis easier through numerous methods, or make treatment more practical and effective by providing engineered systems. It is obvious that in order to achieve the above goals, in addition to being familiar with physiology and anatomy issues, it is necessary to be fully proficient in the principles of engineering in living systems and the human body. In the meantime, chemical engineers have a stronger background for applying them in line with the goals of medical engineering due to familiarity with concepts such as mass transfer, heat and fluid phenomena, thermodynamics, thermokinetic and engineering properties of polymers.

 

Medical Engineering Group

The field of medical engineering is a combination of medical sciences and engineering technologies; whose mission is to solve clinical problems using engineering capabilities. The set of various developments in the field of engineering has led to the emergence of new methods in the field of medicine (prevention, diagnosis and treatment), which is expanding day by day. The development of knowledge in fields such as electronics, mechanics, materials, as well as interdisciplinary sciences has led to the creation of various trends in medical engineering, including bioelectricity, biomechanics, biomaterials, and tissue engineering.

Nanobiotechnology Group

The Department of Nanobiotechnology of the Faculty of New Sciences and Technologies is currently accepting master's and doctoral students in the following fields.

 

Nanobiotechnology is an interdisciplinary field and its purpose is to engineer, build and manipulate systems in dimensions of 1-100 nanometers to understand the microscopic world that governs biological systems. This science is a bridge between physics, chemistry, biology and engineering sciences and represents a new field of interdisciplinary sciences that has become a leading scientific pole in the 21st century. This technology is also an intermediary between nanotechnology and biotechnology, and the combination of these technologies has produced a new generation of materials and systems that are widely used in various fields such as medicine, environmental sciences, and agriculture. Nanobiotechnology has provided a new perspective for students and researchers who work in physical and biological systems at the nano-scale with increasing applications in medicine and industry.

 

Biomimetic is a new field of science in which natural elements, models, systems and processes are studied and modeled creatively to solve human problems. In a specific definition, bioinspiration is described as a conscious strategy for designers and engineers to observe and learn from nature's design principles. The term biomimetic was first introduced by Otto Schmitt in 1957, who in his doctoral research designed a physics device that mimicked the electrical action of nerves.

Biomimetic is derived from the Greek word ‘Biomimesis', composed of ‘Bio' meaning life and ‘Mimesis' meaning imitation. Despite the fact that inspiration and modeling from creation is possible at different scales, in most cases, biomimetics is pursued at the microscopic level and molecular scale. The main reason for this trend is that many of the superior design features are found in nanoscale creation.