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Seminar on Catalytic Nanomachines by Joseph Wang, UCSD
Date:    11 July 2013
Time:   11:00 am
Venue: Meeting Rooms 1&2, Level 4, Bessemer Building, Imperial College London
Abstract: Available here
 
 



Electronic films used for implantable applications that dissolve in a specific time frame
"Breathprint" analysis was found as a useful tool in testing health and disease
Engineering artificial ovaries in the lab for hormone replacement therapy for women
 
The cone (centre of image) aspirates the ionised breath and feeds it into the mass spectrometer (Photo: Peter Rüegg / ETH Zurich)

View through a microscope of cancer tissues treated using the new photodynamic method. (Image: Dario Neri / ETH Zurich)
An interdisciplinary research on personalised medicine that opens many doors for diagnosis
Researchers can measure metabolites of epilepsy medication in breath
New cancer therapy based on light-sensitive molecules, linked to antibodies
 

 
 
An innovative Smartphone App by an Indian entrepreneur tests urine for medical issues
 
Next-generation clothing monitors your heart, tracks  posture and gives a hug
 
New Thermoplastic Makes 3-D Printed Skull Implants called OsteoFab are a Reality

 
Merlin@home monitor  features 24/7 coverage and automatic data transfer
Ultra High Definition 3-D Technology is heading to the Operating room
 
Sensors, LEDs used to ease precision surgery, developed by Fraunhofer Institute
 
 
 
New “Band Aid” type patch with integrated Bluetooth for tracking pain management  
A novel bone repair paste using coating nanocrystals of calcium phosphate & DNA
An avatar robot works at a patient’s bedside & moves around autonomously
 
 
 
 
 
Under a blue light, biotechnologically modified cells implanted in mice produce proteins that could one day be used for treatment purposes. (Photo: Martin Fussenegger / ETH Zurich)
GE to Develop Robotic System Prototype for Tracking, Cleaning Surgical Tools
Regrowing damaged bones with an implantable material made from a blend of plastics
Human cells that can be used to switch on and regulate genes via blue light
 
 
 
 
"Telerehabilitation” system that allows patients to perform exercises at home
 
A microfluidics device that can test for 50 substances in blood, e.g. drugs, toxins
 
Organs-on-a-chip to revolutionize and fast-track drug discovery and development