Welcome to the CMERL
The Cardiovascular Modeling & Experimentation Research Laboratory (CMERL) at Clemson University focuses on translational research which develops and integrates experimental and computational tools to help advance cardiovascular medical devices, diagnostics, and clinical procedures. Our inter-disciplinary research involves close collaborations with clinicians and broad areas of Electrical, Biomedical, and Mechanical Engineering. The specific expertise areas of our lab include:
- In-vitro cardiovascular flow system & measurements
- Cardiovascular physiology & modeling
- Computational fluid dynamics / multi-scale modeling
- Imaging-based patient-specific investigations
- Prototyping, design, controls & automation
We work closely with the Greenville Hospital Systems, the Medical University of South Carolina, as well as other clinicians around the world spanning from North American west coast to as far as Belgium, to align our research with current clinical needs. We also welcome industry collaborations to apply our state-of-the-art engineering tools towards cardiovascular medical device design and testing.
The ultimate goal of our research is to combine the power of engineering and medicine, improve the lives of patients with cardiovascular diseases, and have lots of fun doing this.