Classes at ETH Zurich | Department of Biomedical Engineering

BMC Classes at ETH Zurich

February 23	Physics in Medical Research: From humans to cells - introduction and overview
March 01	X-ray-based computed tomography in clinics and related medical/dental research
March 08	Conventional microtomography for tissue and implant characterization, nondestructive imaging of unique objects
March 15	Synchrotron radiation-based tomography of medically relevant objects
March 22	Comparing microtomography in absorption- and phase-contrast modes
April 12	Tomographic imaging of organs, tissues, cells and subcellular structures
April 19	How to compare the performance of laboratory-based tomography
April 26	Physical approaches in medicine and medical imaging
May 03	Shape memory alloy-based medical implants
May 10	From open surgery to non-invasive interventions – role of medical imaging
May 17	Quantitative evaluation of medically relevant, three-dimensional data
May 24	Artificial muscles for treating severe incontinence
May 31	Applying physics in medicine: Benefitting patients

September 22	Aim of the lecture series – Nanotechnology for human health
September 29	Prerequisites to study and image the skin of crystals
October 6	The skin of crystals and their growth
October 13	Tailoring nanostructures: Island density and island size distribution
October 20	Island shapes: Quantification and related atomic processes
October 27	Strain-relieving defect structures during heteroepitaxial growth
November 3	Polymeric nanostructures
November 10	Diffraction to evaluate nanostructures on surfaces
November 17	Combination of electron diffraction and electron energy loss spectroscopy
November 24	Interactions of visible light with nanostructures (nanophotonics)
December 1	Visualization of the human body down to the atomic level using hard X rays
December 8	Physical methods in cell biology and beyond; Mechanics of the cell and cell-materials interactions
December 15	Nanotechnology-based smart materials for medical implants
December 22	Using physics to understand the human body down to the nanometer scale: Overview and repetition