YRA - Young Researchers Academy MedTech in NRW

Call

• Ph.D., Master, and Bachelor students of all universities in NRW (Uni & FH) working in areas related to biomedical engineering are kindly invited to present their research or their thesis at the 1st YRA MedTech Symposium.
  April 8th / 2016 / University of Duisburg-Essen
  Campus Duisburg / Hörsaal LX 1203
  Fakultät für Ingenieurwissenschaften Lotharstrasse
  47057 Duisburg

Objectives

• The aim of the YRA is to build a scientific community amongst MedTech researchers, namely bachelor, master, and doctoral students of all types of universities (Uni & FH) in NRW.


• The aim of this YRA symposium (free of charge) is to provide an open platform for bachelor, master, and doctoral students to present either their research or their final thesis in the realm of (bio-)medical engineering or in related fields such as e.g. (non-exhaustive):
  
  
  • - Biomechanics, Implants, Biofluidmechanics, Microfluidics, ...
  • - Bioinformatics, Telemedicine, AAL, Hospital Engineering, ...
  • - Bioelectromagnetics, Bioelectronics, Biophysics, ...
  • - Medical Imaging, Biosensors, Lab-on-a-Chip...
  • - Numerical Modeling, HPC, Multi-Scale Approaches, ...

Paper Submission

• You are kindly invited to submit a one (up to maximal two) page abstract (Word and PDF format) until February 29th, 2016 to: info@yra-medtech.de
  


• Please use the corresponding MSWord template that is provided in the navigation on the left. http://www.yra-medtech.de
  

Symposium Program - 8. April 2016

• 08:30 - 09:00
  Registration
  Hörsaal LX 1203, Campus Duisburg, Universität Duisburg - Essen, Lotharstraße, 47057 Duisburg

Opening

• 09:00
  Introduction
  Daniel Erni

Biomechanics

• 09:10 - 09:30
  Impact of a proximal radial shortening osteotomy on the distribution of forces and the stability of the elbow   pdf_(1900_kB)
  Stephanie Kahmann⁽¹⁾, Michael Hackl⁽²⁾, Kilian Wegmann⁽²⁾, Lars-Peter Müller⁽²⁾, and Manfred Staat^{(1)
  (1)}Biomechanics Laboratory, Institute of Bioengineering (IfB), Faculty of Medical Engineering and Technomathematics, Aachen University of Applied Sciences, D-52428 Jülich, Germany
  ⁽²⁾Center for Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery, University Medical Center Cologne, D-50937 Cologne, Germany
  

• 09:30 - 09:50
  An investigation of femoroacetabular impingement using motion capture, FEM and multi-body simulations   pdf_(439_kB)
  Robert Cichon⁽¹⁾, Dominik Raab⁽¹⁾, Simon Hewera⁽²⁾, Andrea Lazik-Palm⁽³⁾, Jens M. Theysohn⁽³⁾, Stefan Landgraeber⁽²⁾, Wojciech Kowalczyk^{(1)
  (1)}Chair of Mechanics and Robotics, University of Duisburg-Essen, D-47057 Duisburg, Germany
  ⁽²⁾Clinic for Orthopaedics, University Hospital Essen, D-45147 Essen, Germany
  ⁽³⁾Institute for Diagnostics and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Essen, D-45147 Essen, Germany
  

• 09:50 - 10:10
  Female pelvic floor dysfunction: progressive weakening of the support system   pdf_(547_kB)
  Aroj Bhattarai⁽¹⁾ and Manfred Staat^{(1)
  (1)}Biomechanics Laboratory, Institute of Bioengineering, Aachen University of Applied Sciences, Campus Jülich
  

MRI and Tomography - Chair: Prof. H. M. Overhoff

• 10:10 - 10:30
  Numerical examinations of energy absorption in simplified spondylodesis modelsa   pdf_(718_kB)
  Nicole Hadert⁽¹⁾ and Waldemar Zylka^{(1)
  (1)} Faculty of Electric Engineering and Applied Natural Sciences, Westphalian University, Campus Gelsenkirchen, D-45897 Gelsenkirchen, Germany
  

• 10:30 - 11:00
  Coffee Break
  

• 11:00 - 11:20
  RF Dipole Coil backed by a High-Impedance-Surface Shield   pdf_(795_kB)
  Zhichao Chen⁽¹⁾, Andreas Rennings⁽¹⁾, Klaus Solbach⁽²⁾, and Daniel Erni^{(1)
  (1)}Laboratory for General and Theoretical Electrical Engineering (ATE) Faculty of Engineering, University of Duisburg-Essen, D-47048 Duisburg, Germany
  ⁽²⁾ Laboratory for High Frequency Engineering (HFT), Faculty of Engineering, University of Duisburg-Essen, D-47048 Duisburg, Germany
  

• 11:20 - 11:40
  Improved Excitation Fields for Magnetic Induction Tomography   pdf_(60_kB)
  Christoph Urbanietz⁽¹⁾, and Dirk Rueter^{(1)
  (1)}University of Applied Sciences Ruhr West, Institute for Measurement and Sensor Technology, D-45479 Muelheim an der Ruhr, Germany
  

Medical Imaging - Chair: Prof. H. M. Overhoff

• 11:40 - 12:00
  Semiautomatic random walk segmentation of medical tomographic 3D image data   pdf_(209_kB)
  Mareike Buhne^{(1)
  (1)}Biomedical Engineering, Hamm-Lippstadt University of Applied Since, D-59063 Hamm, Germany
  

• 12:00 - 12:20
  Detection of Osteoporosis in X-Ray image data   pdf_(697_kB)
  Tobias Hegemann⁽¹⁾, Cosmin Adrian Morariu⁽¹⁾, Josef Pauli⁽¹⁾, Rachid Jennane^{(2)
  (1)}Intelligent Systems Group, Faculty of Engineering, University of Duisburg-Essen, D-47057 Duisburg, Germany
  ⁽²⁾PRISME Laboratory, Université d'Orléans, F-45067 Orléans, France
  

• 12:20 - 13:00 Lunch Break

Poster Session (with coffee)

• Interactive Random-Walk-Segmentation of medical 2d digital images in ImageJ   pdf_(92_kB)
  Tobias Koch^{(1)
  (1)}Hochschule Hamm-Lippstadt, D-59063 Hamm, Germany
  

• Estimation of the central blood pressure waveform from the radial photoplethysmogram   pdf_(228_kB)
  Vahid Sohani⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾, Edmond Zahedi⁽³⁾, M. A. Mohd. Ali⁽²⁾, Axel Hunger⁽¹⁾, Gan Kok Beng⁽²⁾, Kalaivani Chellappan^{(2)
  (1)}Institute of Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Duisburg Essen, Germany
  ⁽²⁾Department of Electrical, Electronic and Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
  ⁽³⁾Biomedical Engineering Department, School of Health Sciences, British Columbia Institute of Technology, Canada
  

• Examination of the electrical potential and field distribution at the Transurethral Resection in Saline (TURIS)   pdf_(634_kB)
  Felix Hochgeschurz⁽¹⁾, Tino Morgenstern⁽¹⁾, Stephan Klöckner⁽²⁾, Olfa Kanoun⁽³⁾ and Jörg Himmel^{(1)
  (1)}Institute for Measurement and Sensor Technology, Hochschule Ruhr West - University of Applied Sciences, 45479 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
  ⁽²⁾Olympus Surgical Technologies Europe, 22045 Hamburg, Germany
  ⁽³⁾Fakultät für Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik, Technische Universität Chemnitz, 09126 Chemnitz, Germany
  

• Efficient chip architectures for a microfluidic cell sorter actuated by electrowetting and its electro-hydrodynamic analysis   pdf_(895_kB)
  F. Schreiber⁽¹⁾, S. Kahnert⁽²⁾, A. Goehlich⁽²⁾, D. Greifendorf⁽²⁾, F. Bartels⁽³⁾, U. Janzyk⁽³⁾, K. Lennartz⁽⁴⁾, U. Kirstein⁽⁴⁾, A. Rennings⁽¹⁾, R. Küppers⁽⁴⁾, and D. Erni^{(1)
  (1)}Allgemeine und Theoretische Elektrotechnik (ATE), Fakultät für Ingenieurwissenschaften, Universität Duisburg-Essen und CENIDE – Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen, D-47048 Duisburg, Germany
  ⁽²⁾Fraunhofer-Institut für Mikroelektronische Schaltungen und Systeme (IMS), D-47057 Duisburg, Germany
  ⁽³⁾Bartels Mikrotechnik GmbH, D-44263 Dortmund, Germany
  ⁽⁴⁾Institut für Zellbiologie (Tumorforschung), Universitätsklinikum Essen, D-45147 Essen, Germany
  

• Examining viroid concentration reduction from suspension cultures: Thermal vs. Chemical treatments   pdf_(269_kB)
  Monisha Thyagarajan⁽¹⁾, Ilya Digel⁽¹⁾ and Rasha Bassam^{(1)
  (1)}Institute for Bioengineering, Aachen University of Applied Sciences, D-52428 Jülich, Germany
  

• Plant cells viability measurement: spectrofluorometric approach   pdf_(386_kB)
  Jefrem Schwab⁽¹⁾, Rasha Bassam⁽¹⁾, and Ilya Digel^{(1)
  (1)}Institute for Bioengineering, Aachen University of Applied Sciences, D-52428 Jülich, Germany
  

• Fighting against cancer: a novel matrix-metalloproteinase-2 triggered liposomal drug release approach   pdf_(263_kB)
  Jefrem Schwab⁽²⁾, Hua-de Gao⁽²⁾, Hsien-Ming Lee⁽²⁾, and Ilya Digel^{*
  (1)}Institute for Bioengineering, Aachen University of Applied Sciences, D-52428 Jülich, Germany
  ⁽²⁾Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan
  ^*Corresponding author

• Preparation of polylactide-ceramic microparticles for individual biodegradable implants by selective laser melting (SLM)   pdf_(9_kB)
  Jens Nelsen⁽¹⁾, Gregor Dördelmann⁽¹⁾, Rosario Lizio⁽²⁾, Rafael Gentsch⁽²⁾, Harsh Patel⁽²⁾, Tommy Washington⁽²⁾, and Matthias Epple^{(1)
  (1)}Inorganic Chemistry and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CeNIDE), University of Duisburg-Essen, 45117 Essen, Germany
  ⁽²⁾Evonik Corporation, Birmingham, AL 35211, USA
  

• Preclinical test on augmented reality 4-D ultrasound in prenatal medicine   pdf_708_kB)
  Stefan Maas⁽¹⁾, Christian Sobotta⁽¹⁾, and Marvin Ingler^{(1)
  (1)}Medical Engineering Laboratory, Westphalian University of Applied Sciences, D-45877 Gelsenkirchen, Germany
  

Devices - Chair: Prof. F. Kreuder

• 14:00 - 14:20
  Smartphone Based HRV Measurement - An Unobtrusive and Flexible Approach   pdf_(339_kB)
  Nils Beckmann⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾, Nicolas Dammin⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾, Reinhard Viga⁽¹⁾, and Aysegül Dogangün^{(2)
  (1)}Electronic Components and Circuits, Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, University of Duisburg-Essen
  ⁽²⁾Competence Center Personal Analytics, Department of Computer and Cognitive Science, University of Duisburg-Essen
  

• 14:20 - 14:40
  Real-time PC application development for evaluating hands rotations using inertial sensors   pdf_(814_kB)
  Michael Georg Niestroj^{(1)
  (1)}Chair of Information Technology (LIT), Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, Dortmund University of Applied Sciences and Arts
  

Specifics and Fundamentals - Chair: Prof. F. Kreuder

• 14:40 - 15:00
  Computing Olympic Gold: Ski jumping as an example   pdf_(490_kB)
  Alexander Jung⁽¹⁾, Manfred Staat⁽¹⁾, and Wolfram Müller^{(2)
  (1)}Institute of Bioengineering, Faculty of Medical Engineering and Technomathematics, Aachen University of Applied Sciences D-52428 Jülich, Germany
  ⁽²⁾Institute of Biophysics, Center for Physiological Medicine, Medical University of Graz A-8010 Graz, Austria
  

• 15:00 - 15:20
  Modeling of avascular tumor growth by reaction-diffusion equations and cellular automata   pdf_(45_kB)
  Jörg Wassenberg⁽¹⁾ and Waldemar Zylka^{(1)
  (1)}Abteilung Physikalische Technik, Fachbereich Elektrotechnik und angewandte Naturwissenschaften, Westfälische Hochschule, D-45897 Gelsenkirchen, Germany
  

• 15:20 - 15:40
  Coffee Break
  

• 15:40 - 16:00
  SOM-assisted analysis of fluorescence spectroscopy data for the search of life   pdf_(214_kB)
  Thorsten Sichtermann⁽¹⁾ and Ilya Digel^{(1)
  (1)}Institute for Bioengineering, Aachen University of Applied Sciences
  

Implants - Chair: Prof. M. Staat

• 16:00 - 16:20
  Recording Electrically-evoked Auditory Brainstem Responses (EABR) in Human Cochlear Implant Subjects   pdf_(398_kB)
  A. Curran⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾, W. Hemmert⁽²⁾, K. Kotliar⁽¹⁾, M. Obando⁽²⁾, P. Reiser^{(2)
  (1)}Institute of Bioengineering FH Aachen University of Applied Sciences, Campus Jülich, D-52428 Jülich, Germany
  ⁽²⁾Fachgebiet Bioanaloge Informationsverarbeitung (BAI), Institute of Medical Engineering (IMETUM), Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garsching, Germany
  

• 16:20 - 16:40
  Biofunctionalisation of titanium implants with streptavidine and biotinylated BMP-2   pdf_(643_kB)
  Volker Ettelt⁽¹⁾, Matthias Epple⁽²⁾, and Michael Veith^{(1)
  (1)}Laboratory of Biophysics, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Applied Natural Sciences, University of Applied Sciences, 45665 Recklinghausen, Germany
  ⁽²⁾Laboratory for Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Duisburg-Essen, 45141 Essen, Germany
  

Thermal Treatments - Chair: Prof. M. Staat

• 16:40 - 17:00
  Viroids elimination from Solanum jasminoides by temperature and urea treatments   pdf_(163_kB)
  Vivian Tam⁽¹⁾, Ilya Digel ⁽¹⁾, and Rasha Bassam^{(1)
  (1)}Institute for Bioengineering, Aachen University of Applied Sciences, D-52428 Jülich, Germany
  

• 17:00 - 17:20
  Non-contact Radiative Temperature Monitoring of Blood Plasma and Packed Red Blood Cells in a Powerful Microwave Environment   pdf_(308_kB)
  Dawei Xu⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾, Dirk Rüter⁽¹⁾, and Daniel Erni^{(2)
  (1)}Institute of Measurement Engineering and Sensor Technology, University of Applied Sciences Ruhr West, D-45479 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
  ⁽²⁾General and Theoretical Electrical Engineering (ATE), Faculty of Engineering, University of Duisburg-Essen, D-47048 Duisburg, Germany
  

Closing