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Symbitron
Twente Spine Model The objective of this project is to develop a complete and coherent musculoskeletal model of the human spine for investigating spinal loading. This model will incorporate a consistent anatomical dataset of the spine that is obtained based on medical images (CT and MRI) and detailed dissection of one male cadaver. This dataset includes segmented bone surfaces, three-dimensional coordinates of muscle attachment sites, architectural muscle parameters, and definitions of bony wrapping surfaces. The credibility of this model will be studied for use in clinical research.
MINDWALKER EXOSKELETON
MIRIAM The goal of the Minimally Invasive Robotics In An MR environment, MIRIAM, project is to develop technology for minimally invasive surgical procedures in an MR environment. Our group will work together with two departments in the University of Twente, Control Engineering (CE) and Signals and Systems (SAS), as well as the Radbound University Nijmegen Medical Centre (RUNMC), Demcon Advanced Mechatronics, Siemens and Xivent Medical. Our role in the project is to develop MR compatible robotic manipulator technology with applications for diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer.
SOFIE
Tissue Biomechanics Mechanical forces play an important role in tissue development and homeostasis. Our goal is to understand the response of cells to mechanical signals and to use this knowledge to predict tissue behaviour and development.
Flextension Adaptive arm orthotics for children with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Fusion3D
Enhance
TLEMsafe The burden of Musculo-skeletal (M-S) diseases and prosthetic revision operations is huge and increasing rapidly with the aging population. For patients that require a major surgical intervention, procedures are unsafe, uncertain in outcome and have a high complication rate. The goal of TLEMsafe is to create an ICT-based patient-specific surgical navigation system that helps the surgeon safely reaching the optimal functional result for the patient and is a user friendly training facility for the surgeons.
Lab-on-a-Chip The goal of this project is to refine mechanobiological modelling and advance prevascularized bone tissue engineering by characterizing the effect of mechanical signals on bone precursor cells, endothelial cells, and co-cultures of these cells, using a novel semi-high throughput screening system.
Scoliosis Correction Systems Development of a non-fusion scoliosis correction device
Modeling and Identification of the corticospinal circuits The goal of this project is to develop and test system identification techniques for the identification of the corticospinal circuits.
Robotic Aided Neuro rehabilitation of arm and hand functioning Stroke is the leading cause of disabilities in Western civilizations. The treatment of stroke patients is labour intensive, and strongly dependent on the best-practice opinion of the rehabilitation centre or the individual therapist. In the last decade, several therapeutic devices have been developed by research groups from around the world, which have both made the therapy less labour intensive and have provided the therapists and scientific community with more objectively gathered measurements. But these devices are also still struggling to deliver significantly functional improvement over regular therapy for the patients
Lopes Development of a Lower extremity Powered ExoSkeleton (LOPES) to enhance gait training in post stroke patients
Aging Spine The goals of the AGING SPINE project are; firstly, to understand what causes the frequent occurrence of vertebral fractures in the aging spine, and, secondly, to design prevention methods for such fractures. This involves computational and in vitro analyses on spines and vertebrae, as well as the design of new methods for the prevention and restoration of fractured vertebrae.
Dynasit Improvement of the quality of seating systems by active control in dynamic support
FreeMotion Development of a portable movement laboratory
Analysis and Modeling of Gait disorders The development of an interactive tool which allows clinicians to learn from if-then scenarios with respect to treatment methods of gait disorders
Microneurography Human muscle reflexes can be regarded as closed loop control systems, consisting of muscles (actuators), the central nervous system (controller) and the muscle mechanoreceptors, notably the muscle spindles and Golgi tendon organs. The mechanoreceptors are sensitive to muscle