08/30/10 Twente researchers develop smart biomaterial
Researchers from University of Twente’s MIRA research institute and its spin-off business Progentix Orthobiology BV have developed a biomaterial that promotes the formation of bone tissue. It can be used to repair bone tissue that can no longer regenerate itself. Research that was recently published in the leading scientific journal PNAS shows that the material can repair fractures that fail to heal just as effectively as the methods that have been in use until now, but without the drawbacks…
06/30/10 New biomaterial should prevent problems after PTCA
Many cardiac patients who have percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) receive a stent. A stent is a thin metal tube which is placed in the coronary artery to prevent it from closing up again. In practice, 10 percent of these patients develop complications from stents. The University of Twente in the Netherlands is therefore starting a research project to develop a new generation of stents. The project will cost a total of 1.8 million euros...
06/30/10 EU grant for ultrasound research
The University of Twente’s MIRA research institute has been awarded an EU grant of €300,000 to explore the integration of photoacoustic imaging techniques in medical ultrasound scanning equipment. It is hoped that the improved technology will produce much more detailed images and enable researchers to obtain a clearer picture of tumours and rheumatic inflammations...
03/31/10 Robot soon able to operate inside MRI scanners
The MIRA Institute for Biomedical Technology and Technical Medicine of the University of Twente has been awarded a €1.9 million grant from the Dutch government's 'Pieken in de Delta' regional economic development scheme. With the grant it will develop technology to enable robot-assisted operations inside MRI scanners. The researchers will initially develop the technology for the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer, but the technology will be applicable for a variety of minimally invasive surgical procedures. MIRA will be working on the project in partnership with the Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Demcon, Siemens and Xivent Medical...
05/26/09 RoboNED
