 University of BaselAcronym | UNIBAS | Homepage | http://www.unibas.ch/ | Country | Switzerland | ZIP, City | | Address | | Phone | | Type | Academy | Current organization | University of Basel | Child organizations | |
Open OpportunitiesFür eine laufende Studie suchen wir nach einem motivierten Praktikanten / Masterstudenten, Details im PDF - Biomechanics
- Internship, Master Thesis
| In the BIROMED-Lab we have been developing an endoscopic system for safer neurosurgeries with inspiration from human finger anatomy. Its two degrees of freedom allow the endoscope to investigate areas of the brain that would be inaccessible with standard rigid endoscopes. Thanks to springs in the transmission between the motors and the movable endoscope tip, the interaction forces between the instrument and the brain tissue can be reduced. Furthermore the interaction forces can be estimated by measuring the deflection of the spring. To make the telemanipulation of the endoscope safer and more intuitive for the surgeon, force feedback was also implemented. - Biomedical Engineering
- Master Thesis
| EVD is a common procedure in Neurosurgery, nevertheless its placement is non-ideal in up to 40% of the cases because of lack of hands-on experience of residents. To try and solve the issue we propose a medical simulator that will merge haptic feedback with hardware components. Vibro-tactile feedback has been proven useful in medical simulations and could give a more complete and realistic experience to the training surgeon, either as supplementary information to the force feedback or as stand alone information. In order to feed back the vibro-tactile information to the user, the haptic device has to be instrumentalized with appropriate custom-made hardware. - Biomedical Engineering
- Master Thesis
| The "in SEA2 SpineBot" Project aims to develop a robotic impedance measurement device capable of assessing the biomechanical properties of the adolescent spine with patient-specific anatomy. This highly interdisciplinary project will be the first of its kind to acquire in vivo data from patients with idiopathic adolescent scoliosis (AIS) during their correction surgery. It is a collaboration with the Children's Hospital of Basel (UKBB) and the Computational Bioengineering Group at ARTOG University of Bern.
Ensuring the functionality and reliability of the series elastic actuation (SEA) component of this device is a challenge in sensor development and signal electronics and is paramount to the project's overall success. - Clinical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
- Master Thesis
| The "in SEA2 SpineBot" Project aims to develop a robotic impedance measurement device capable of assessing the biomechanical properties of the adolescent spine with patient-specific anatomy. This highly interdisciplinary project will be the first of its kind to acquire in vivo data from patients with idiopathic adolescent scoliosis (AIS) during their correction surgery. It is a collaboration with the Children's Hospital of Basel (UKBB) and the Computational Bioengineering Group at ARTOG University of Bern.
A 6 DoF parallel robot has been designed for this purpose and attaches to the vertebrae intraoperatively through pre-installed pedicle screws. - Clinical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
- Master Thesis
| We are currently looking for a dynamic and independent graduate student (Master’s degree) or physician who is interested in carrying out their PhD work in empirical bioethics. The PhD position is part of an exciting research project on the ethical and social implications of new implant device technologies funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation as part of the National Research Program NRP83. The project draws from a health ethics approach to investigate ethical and social aspects related to sex/gender issues in active implantable medical devices such as pacemakers or neurological implants. It has empirical parts (systematic review of reasons, content analysis of public debates in Switzerland and the US, stakeholder interview study, survey) and an ethical analysis part mapping trade-offs and arguments based on the available literature and the empirical findings. The project is practice oriented and includes rich implementation activities with various stakeholders. The PhD candidate with closely collaborate with a Postdoc working on the project. - Applied Ethics (incl. Bioethics and Environmental Ethics), Human Bioethics, Professional Ethics
- Master Thesis
| We are currently looking for a dynamic and independent graduate student (Master’s degree) or physician who is interested in carrying out their PhD work in empirical bioethics. The PhD position is part of an exciting research project on the ethical and social implications of new plant breeding technologies funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation as part of the National Research Program NRP84. The project draws from a planetary health ethics approach to investigate ethical and social aspects related to the social and political (non-)acceptance of genetically modified food. It has empirical parts (systematic review of reasons, content analysis of public debates in Switzerland and the US, stakeholder interview study, survey) and an ethical analysis part mapping trade-offs and arguments based on the available literature and the empirical findings. The project is practice oriented and includes rich implementation activities with various stakeholders, including politicians, farmers, food industry, NGOs, and scientists from plant biology and public health. The PhD candidate with closely collaborate with a Postdoc working on the project. - Applied Ethics (incl. Bioethics and Environmental Ethics), Human Bioethics, Professional Ethics
- Master Thesis
| The goal of this project is to develop a miniature milling mechanism that allows high-speed revolution (200K-450K rpm) of a milling tool.
- Engineering and Technology
- Master Thesis
| This project aims to investigate and implement a miniature robot milling trajectory planning and trajectory tracking control for tooth preparation. - Engineering and Technology
- Bachelor Thesis, Master Thesis
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