Previous BMC Classes at ETH Zurich
Physics in Medical Research: From Humans to Cells
Lecture FS 2026
Fri 14-16 (start 13:45) plus tutorial 16-17 (individual work with supervision)
ETH Zurich, HCI H8.1
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| February 20 | Physics in Medical Research: From humans to cells - introduction and overview |
| February 27 | Computed tomography in clinics and related research |
| March 06 | Absorption- and phase-contrast-based microtomography using synchrotron radiation |
| March 13 | Tomographic imaging of organs, tissues, and cells using synchrotron radiation |
| March 20 | Conventional microtomography for life sciences and beyond |
| March 27 | Physical approaches in medicine and medical imaging |
| April 17 | Shape memory alloy-based medical implants |
| April 24 | Tomographic imaging of human and murine brains post mortem and in vivo |
| May 08 | From open surgery to non-invasive interventions – role of medical imaging |
| May 15 | Artificial muscles for treating severe urinary and fecal incontinence |
| May 22 | Quantitative evaluation of medically relevant, three-dimensional data |
| May 29 | Applying physics in medicine: Benefitting patients |
Physics in Medical Research: From Atoms to Cells
Lecture HS 2025
Fri 13:45-14:30 and 14:45-15:30 plus tutorial 15:45-16:30 (on request)
ETH Zurich, HCI H8.1
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| September 19 | Aim of the lecture series – Nanotechnology for human health |
| September 26 | Diffraction to evaluate nanostructures on surfaces |
| October 3 | Combination of electron diffraction and electron energy loss spectroscopy |
| October 10 | Visualization of the human body down to the atomic level using hard X rays |
| October 17 | Nanotechnology-based smart materials for medical implants (Brain-computer interfaces) |
| October 24 | Prerequisites to study (image) the skin of crystals |
| October 31 | The skin of crystals and their growth |
| November 7 | Tailoring nanostructures: Island density and island size distribution |
| November 14 | Island shapes: Quantification and related atomic processes |
| November 21 | Strain-relieving defect structures during heteroepitaxial growth |
| November 28 | Nanostructures on polymer surfaces |
| December 5 | Interactions of visible light with nanostructures (nanophotonics) |
| December 12 | Physical methods in cell biology and beyond; Mechanics of the cell and cell-materials interactions |
| December 19 | Using physics to understand the human body down to the nanometer scale: Overview and repetition |