Biomedical engineering

After more than a decade of successful application of cardiac pace- makers in the therapy of cardiac rhythm disorders, technological and clinical experience has reached a level, at which a technical survey of this field should be of general interest and might promote the further improvement of pace- maker therapy.

There is a tremendous interest among researchers for the development of virtual, augmented reality and games technologies due to their widespread applications in medicine and healthcare.

Dieser Buchtitel ist Teil des Digitalisierungsprojekts Springer Book Archives mit Publikationen, die seit den Anfängen des Verlags von 1842 erschienen sind.

Since 1958, when the first cardiac pacing system wasimplanted, the exemplary collaboration between medicine andengineering has developed into an extremely successfultherapy.

CAR is a symposium and exhibition covering the impact ofcomputer and communication systems applied to radiology andother medical disciplines, which use digital imaging fordiagnosis and therapy planning.

Recent progress in the synthesis of nanomaterials and our fundamental understanding of their properties has led to significant advances in nanomaterial-based gas, chemical and biological sensors.

In nowadays aging society, many people require mobility assistance.

Powered Upper Limb Prostheses deals with the concept, implementation and clinical application of utilizing inherent electrical signals within normally innervated residual muscles under voluntary control of an upper limb amputee, amplifying these signals by battery-powered electrical means to make a terminal device, the prosthetic hand, move to perform intended function.

Non-thermal irreversible electroporation is a new minimally invasive surgical p- cedure with unique molecular selectivity attributes - in fact it may be considered the first clinical molecular surgery procedure.

Digital Homecare is a collection of services to deliver, maintain and improve care in the home environment using the latest ICT technology and devices.

Neural activity in the human brain generates coherent synaptic and intracellular currents in cortical columns that create electromagnetic signals which can be measured outside the head using magnetoencephalography (MEG) and electroencephalography (EEG).

The development of a bio-engineered pacemaker is of substantial clinical and also scientific interest because it promises to overcome several limitations of electronic pacemakers.

Holographic Interferometry provides a valuable andup-to-date source of information in the rapidly expandingfield.

Tis book provides an overview of X-ray technology, the historic developmental milestones of modern CT systems, and gives a comprehensive insight into the main reconstruction methods used in computed tomography.

Chemically and biologically functionalized piezoelectric sensors are attractive alternatives to surface-sensitive transducers due to their surpassing versatility.

Bone and Cartilage Engineering provides a complete overview of recent knowledge in bone and cartilage tissue engineering.

The third volume of the "e;Practice of Intramedullary Locked Nails"e; places a special focus on recent advancements in understanding the biology of fracture healing of long bones, the emerging technologies that further enhance the minimally invasive nature of closed treatment of fractures, and the availability of various surgical techniques in intramedullary fixation.

This comprehensive guide invites nations worldwide to embark on a transformative journey, implementing independent third-party verification systems that ensure medical devices comply with both international and national regulations.

This textbook is a concise introduction to medical imaging aimed at physical scientists and engineers, including budding biomedical engineers and biophysicists.

This edited collection deals with the structure-property relationships and biomedical applications of carboxymethyl chitosan derivatives in different fields.

Affirmative legislative action in many countries now requires that public spaces and services be made accessible to disabled people.

Modeling Biomolecular Networks in Cells shows how the interaction between the molecular components of basic living organisms can be modelled mathematically and the models used to create artificial biological entities within cells.

Designing Inclusive Interactions contains the proceedings of the fifth Cambridge Workshop on Universal Access and Assistive Technology (CWUAAT), incorporating the 8th Cambridge Workshop on Rehabilitation Robotics, held in Cambridge, England, in March 2010.

Robots able to imitate human beings have been at the core of stories of science?

"e;Risks in Technological Systems"e; is an interdisciplinary university textbook and a book for the educated reader on the risks of today's society.

Rescue Robotics presents the most significant findings of the DDT Project on robots and systems for urban search and rescue.

Artificial organs have come a long way since the first dialysis machine, the rotating artificial kidney, was invented in 1944 by Willem Johan Kolff, who is known as the 'father of artificial organs'.

With the constant evolution of implant technology, and improvement in the production of allograft and bone substitutes, the armamentarium of the orthopaedic surgeon has significantly expanded.

"e;Designing Inclusive Futures"e; reflects the need to explore, in a coherent way, the issues and practicalities that lie behind design that is intended to extend our active future lives.

This volume is composed of invited papers on learning and control.

This book provides comprehensive information on tropane alkaloids, from their discovery to their pharmacological applications and biotechnological production.

The series Advances in Industrial Control aims to report and encourage technology transfer in control engineering.

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This monograph studies the design of robust, monotonically-convergent it- ative learning controllers for discrete-time systems.

Equal accessibility to public places and services is now required by law in many countries.

This book is about the ontology of anatomy.

The science of bone replacement has greatly advanced in recent decades, but replacing bone with bone tissue rather than with metallic components remains in early development.

Rapid and unprecedented population ageing poses a serious social and economic challenge across the developed world.

This book discusses the different skin grafting methods, latest trends in graft designing, and its relationship with the burn injuries.

This book provides a comprehensive exploration of the transformative field of brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) and neurotechnology.

This edited collection deals with the structure-property relationships and biomedical applications of carboxymethyl chitosan derivatives in different fields.