Medical Engineering
The development of medical equipment, products and technical procedures is characterized by high research and development costs in a variety of fields related to the study of human medicine.
innovations-report provides informative and stimulating reports and articles on topics ranging from imaging processes, cell and tissue techniques, optical techniques, implants, orthopedic aids, clinical and medical office equipment, dialysis systems and x-ray/radiation monitoring devices to endoscopy, ultrasound, surgical techniques, and dental materials.
EUROECHO 2008 — Echocardiography now recommended as the ‘first-line’ test in cardiovascular disease
EUROECHO 2008, which is now the world’s largest scientific gathering on echocardiography, will take place in Lyon, France, from 10-13th December.EUROECHO 2008…
Novel technique for fluorescence tomography of tumors in living animals
Fluorescence can be used for instance to analyze the regulation and expression of genes, to locate proteins in cells and tissues, to follow metabolic pathways…
New bone implant technology using techniques used to make catalytic converters
The team is now working closely with Warwick Ventures, the University’s technology transfer office, to find a suitable partner to help commercialise the…
‘Intelligent’ materials to revolutionise surgical implants
A brand new process that could revolutionise the reliability and durability of surgical implants, such as hip and knee replacements, has today , 2 December 08,…
Bringing lab-on-a-chip to a surgery near you
Today, anybody getting tests done in a GP’s surgery or hospital outpatients will usually have to wait several days before getting any results.Using current…
Pooled data towards cervical cancer cure
Half of all the 60,000 new cases of cervical cancer diagnosed in Europe this year will prove to be incurable and result in the patient’s death, and a similar…