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The
Mission: The mission of the Biothermal
Technology Laboratory (BTTL) is to promote research
and education
in the general field of energy modalities in biology and medicine. Biomedical
Application: Cryopreservation,
which is the preservation of tissues and organs at very low temperatures,
with applications to transplant medicine (the
unmet need in numbers) Cryosurgery,
which is the destruction of cancerous tumors by freezing, with emphasis on prostate
cancer and medical education (prostate cancer in numbers) Thermal
ablation, which is the destruction of cancerous tumors by heating Photodynamic
therapy, which is the treatment of cancer tumors by light-activated
drugs Sensors
and instrumentation to monitor and control thermal
process in biological systems Engineering
Contribution: Activity at the BTTL applies
engineering fundamentals for the benefit of biology and medical applications.
Related efforts range from basic research, through technology development, to
experimentation on biological systems. Core engineering areas include thermal
sciences, solid mechanics, sensors and instrumentation, geometric modeling, computation,
and engineering design. In the
News: The future
of organ banking: Mechanical engineers have the know-how Can donor organs be frozen to save lives later? The
promise of organ and tissue preservation to transform medicine Nano-warming’ technique could help eliminate organ transplant
waiting lists Saving
lives through advanced cryopreservation “Intelligent”
training tool to treat prostate cancer |
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