CAREER: Microsystems for Least-Invasive Medicine

9501793墨菲这个项目是研究，以提高医疗和生物应用的微系统的设计和制造。 为此提出了两个示范项目。 第一个项目是开发直接安装在骨固定板上的应变传感器，可以使用外部超声采样系统进行监测。 这可以显着提高骨科医生对接骨板取出时间的控制，大大降低原始骨折附近发生第二次骨折的风险。 第二个项目是开发一种基于传感技术的关节镜仪器，用于原位实验室软骨研究，以帮助诊断常见的骨科问题，软骨软化症。 该项目将推动当前微细加工技术的极限，并有助于定义宏观和微观机器元件之间的接口要求。 ***

9501793 Murphy This project is on research to enhance the design and fabrication of microsystems for medical and biological applications. Two demonstration projects are proposed for this purpose. The first project is the development of a strain sensor to be mounted directly on bone fixation plates, which could be monitored using an external ultrasound sampling system. This could significantly improve the orthopedists' control of when bone plates are removed, greatly reducing the risk of a second fracture adjacent to the original break. The second project is to develop an arthroscopic instrument based on sensing technology developed for in situ laboratory cartilage research to assist diagnosis of a common orthopedic problem, chondromalacia. This project will push the limits of current microfabrication technology and help to define the requirements for interfacing between macroscale and microscale machine elements. ***