The Rutgers BREL has several projects currently in development. Detailed information
Development Team: BREL Lab
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Rutgers, The State University of NJ
The Hand Arm Rehabilitation Instrument was developed in order assist patients with upper limb injuries by providing a guide for proper physical therapy as well as feedback for patient improvement.
Development Teams: BREL Lab and Governor's School of NJ
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Rutgers, The State University of NJ
The BREL Lab uses the ability of Microsoft's Kinect to recognize gestures in order to prevent repetitive stress injuries in subjects.
Development Teams: BREL Lab
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Rutgers, The State University of NJ
The BREL Lab has several projects that take advantage of the unique properties of piezoelectric materials in order provide power for biomedical devices.
Past projects of the BREL:
Piezoelectric Lactic Acid
Primary Investigators: BREL, Jerry Scheinbeim, PhD, and Carlos Palant, MD
Certain types of piezoelectrics are biocompatible and bioactive, interacting directly with body cells. PZLA research
has yielded results showing the applications of such materials.
Piezoelectric Optical Materials
Primary Investigators: BREL
Force Myography
Primary Investigators: BREL
Force Myography relies on the use of pressure sensors to detect muscle contractions in real time for post-hoc
analysis.