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Special 1/12: Robotics – Technical Assistants

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Sergiu Ungureanu

The times when robots solely performed assembly line work in the automotive and electrical industry are a thing of the past. In the past few years, robotics has undergone a rapid evolution.

It finds its way not just into disaster control, elderly care, aerospace and shipping, but particularly into the new, exciting research field of medical technology. However, the use of robots on or inside a human being has to meet the highest safety standards. In the future, further scientific considerations will be necessary in this area.
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Trade Fair Special: COMPAMED 2011

The COMPAMED is getting bigger and bigger. Held at the same time as the world’s largest Medical trade fair, MEDICA, in the trade fair halls 8a and 8b of Dusseldorf’s trade fair grounds, more than 500 exhibitors from over 30 countries present new solutions and services for the supplier market of medical technological manufacturing.

Special 3/11: In-ear sensor technology

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krishna creations

The modern earpiece consists of innovative micro sensors and thus miniaturised, elaborate medical technology, nowadays. In-ear-devices achieve a lot and are experiencing a rapid evolution.

They are virtually invisible and barely disturb. This includes developments such as a vibrating ring in the ear canal, which acts as a kind of loudspeaker, or a body temperature and pulse monitor, which offers simple solutions for athletes and providers. Initial point for both inventions is the established hearing aid.

Special 3/11: In-ear sensor technology - Special: Small and sensitive – In-ear sensor technology

Special: 2/11: Measurement and Testing Technology

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Wavebreakmedia ltd

Researchers want to verify everything they know – just to look at something is not enough in modern medicine.

Therefore, reliable measurement and testing systems are important to provide clear data about specific issues. Researchers have attempted to fit modern technology in sensors the size of a matchbox and to create sensors that go, if not under, but on the skin – worn in form of comfortable T-shirts.

Special: 2/11: Measurement and Testing Technology - Special: Under the Magnifying Glass - Measurement and Testing Technology

Special 1/11: Bionics

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Elke Krone

Learning about procedures found in nature is the guiding principle of bionics – and a concept that is asserting itself more and more in many areas of research, but has already been known since Leonardo da Vinci.

The systems nature has developed over millions of years are to be abstracted and adapted for human beings in such a way to where they make meaningful and effective technology possible.


Special 1/11: Bionics - Special: Bionics

Special 4/10: Imaging Procedures

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James Steidl

“It is only with the heart that one can see clearly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.” This often cited quote by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry is certainly among the most beautiful quotes from literature and applies to many a situation in life.

The latter for the longest time unfortunately also applied to physicians, who often were not able to tell what exactly was wrong with their patients. Imaging procedures which allowed us to look “inside the human being” were not discovered until Conrad Röntgen at the end of the 19th century. Since then, the development of many and ever better procedures cannot be stopped anymore. Find out more in our Special at COMPAMED.de

Special 4/10: Imaging Procedures - Special: High Visibility to the Inner Core – Imaging Procedures

Special 03/10: Laser - Tools Made of Light

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It is 50 years old, multifunctional and performs most accurately even in nanometer range. Since being invented, it has had a fast-paced career: from an alleged death ray all the way to the universal tool made of light. We are talking about the laser, which today is indispensable in many areas such as medical science or materials processing for example.

With so much development one question however arises: Has the laser exhausted its potential? Take a look with us into the light of the future and learn more about the latest medical laser applications and how scientists intend to advance the laser even further. You can find more information in our special at COMPAMED.de


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02/10 Prostheses

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Arms, legs or teeth - today, many body parts can be replaced by prosthesis and at first glance cannot be detected as such. It isn’t just the visual appearance that gets better and better, but also – depending on the individual prosthesis – its function. For more on modern high tech prostheses and the ever increasing fusion of man and machine, read our Special at COMPAMED.de.

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01/10 Intelligent Surgery Assistants

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Gardener, Cook and Butler - these helpers make life easier for castle owners. Surgeons benefit from assistants of a quite different nature since computer and robots in the operating room support them by working even more accurate. Read more about the abilities of intelligent surgery assistants in the COMPAMED-Special.


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04/09 Pumps

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Martin Rehseil

In the 90s, the word pump was rather associated with pumping up the volume. In times, before water shot out of sparkling bathroom pipes, it was delivered from the deep by sluggish movements of an iron pole. This means that pumping describes the act of routing liquids. This is also true for applications in medicine - on a small scale, supporting the heart. Read more in the Special at COMPAMED.de.

04/09 Pumps - Special: Pumps

03/09 Lab-on-a-Chip

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of Stuttgart

Has the stork been at our house or not? A pregnancy test rapidly brings certainty. Those and other simple lab-on-a-chip-systems have already been on the market. However, with the aid of micro-labs there may be complex analysis possible in future. Whether labs-on-chips will soon supersede big laboratories read in the COMPAMED.de’s Special.
03/09 Lab-on-a-Chip - Special: Lab-on-a-Chip

02/09 Glues

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University

What have gecko and mussel in common? They stick better than a lot of artificial glues. Their adhesive techniques could be used for medical applications one day, for example for wound closure or patching organs. Read more about glues in the COMPAMED.de’s Special.
02/09 Glues - Special: Glues

01/09 Packaging

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It is the content that counts, they say. This is not true for drugs: Their packaging is important since it can help to prevent fakes as well as make life easier for seniors. How this works and what researchers have recently developed is presented in the COMPAMED.de’s Special.
01/09 Packaging - Special: Packaging

03/08 Rapid Prototyping

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Artificial bones, teeth and entire organs made by quickly working machines. This is partly still visionary but researchers working upon realising these ideas with a special process. Rapid Prototyping finds its way into medical technology. The actual state of affairs is presented in COMPAMED.de's Special - with an extensive report and expert-interview.
03/08 Rapid Prototyping - Special: Rapid Prototyping

02/08 Thin Films

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Bonn

Turbines, wafers, chips - they can be coated with razor-thin films hence changing properties. Technologies for creating thin films have arrived in medicine, too. News about thin films in medicine and an expert-interview about the developments of this branch in Europe are the topics in COMPAMED.de's Special.
02/08 Thin Films - Special: Thin Films

01/08 Molecule by Molecula

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Rice University

It becomes more and more important to sense on a scale as small as possible. The goal: Detecting a small amount or even just one molecule. News from the area of molecule sensing and innovations are presented in COMPAMED.de's Special "Molecule by Molecule".
01/08 Molecule by Molecula - Special: Molecule by Molecule

04/07 Spare Parts for the Body

Some creatures have little problems - starfish grow a new arm when they loose one. Humans have to react in different ways. That is why hundreds of years ago they began inventing spare parts for the body. News on prostheses and implants are presented in COMPAMED.de's Special.
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Special 3/07 Hygiene

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A Chinese city of late sees hygiene as a top priority – it buys dead flies from its inhabitants for seven US cents per piece. If this really promotes public hygiene remains questionable. More common ideas concerning hygiene can be read in the Special on COMPAMED.de.
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Special 2/07 Micropumps

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The trend seems to be set towards tiny - also in medical technology. Micropumps can be a helping hand for doctors and laboratory technicians. Current news from this area in COMPAMED.de's Special.
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Special 1/07 Semiconductors

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A semiconductor is called semiconductor because it conducts only under specific circumstances. At zero Kelvin - that is far colder than icecold - nothing at all happens. More in our Special at COMPAMED.de.
Special 1/07 Semiconductors - Special: Semiconductors

Special 4/06 IT

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A hundred years ago doctors worked with stethoscope and instruments in a leather bag. Today they use laptops and touch-screens. IT is the topic of our Special on COMPAMED.de.
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Special 3/06 Plastics

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Crinkly plastic bag or sterile catheter - both of them are made out of synthetics. Polymers and monomers are of special interest for medical technology. That is why COMPAMED.de's new Special is concerned with Plastics.
Special 3/06 Plastics - Special: Plastics

Special 2/06: Sensors

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Engineers like to copy. Especially from nature. In order to build devices that can taste, hear or feel they take a close look at living things. This is one of the subjects for COMPAMED.de's Special Sensors.
Special 2/06: Sensors - Special: Sensors

Special 1/06: Implants

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When the bone snaps or a defect occurs in human organs, implants do a good service. That well, that they are used more and more often in medicine. COMPAMED.de's Special "Implants" is concerned with the metal prostheses and news from that area.
Special 1/06: Implants - Special: Implants

Special 2/05: Nanotechnology

Small, tiny, nano - let's take a look at the quantal world. That is what many researchers are doing since nanotechnology is to be the branch in future. That is why COMPAMED.de presents two new conclusions from the miniature world.
Special 2/05: Nanotechnology - Special: Nanotechnology

Special 1/05: Laser Technology

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Laser have truly had a triumphant success - at least in terms of CD-players, scanners or in medicine. Without the intense light all these areas would not work properly. Therefore, two new medical treatments are being introduced in COMPAMED.de's Special.
Special 1/05: Laser Technology - Special: Laser Technology