Lecture HS 2023
Fri 13:45-16:30
ETH Zurich, HCI H 8.1
Schedule
| September 22 | Aim of the lecture series – Nanotechnology for human health |
| September 29 | Prerequisites to study and image the skin of crystals |
| October 6 | The skin of crystals and their growth |
| October 13 | Tailoring nanostructures: Island density and island size distribution |
| October 20 | Island shapes: Quantification and related atomic processes |
| October 27 | Strain-relieving defect structures during heteroepitaxial growth |
| November 3 | Polymeric nanostructures |
| November 10 | Diffraction to evaluate nanostructures on surfaces |
| November 17 | Combination of electron diffraction and electron energy loss spectroscopy |
| November 24 | Interactions of visible light with nanostructures (nanophotonics) |
| December 1 | Visualization of the human body down to the atomic level using hard X rays |
| December 8 | Physical methods in cell biology and beyond; Mechanics of the cell and cell-materials interactions |
| December 15 | Nanotechnology-based smart materials for medical implants |
| December 22 | Using physics to understand the human body down to the nanometer scale: Overview and repetition |
Physics in Medical Research: From Humans to Cells
Lecture FS 2023
Fri 14-16 (start 13:45) plus tutorial 16-17
ETH Zurich, HIT F31.2
Schedule
| February 24 | Physics in Medical Research: From humans to cells - introduction and overview, Tutorial 1, Solution 1 |
| March 3 | Hard X-ray-based computed tomography in clinics and related research, Tutorial 2, Solution 2 |
| March 10 | Conventional microtomography for tissue and implant characterization, Tutorial 3, Solution 3 |
| March 17 | Synchrotron radiation-based tomography of medically relevant objects, Tutorial 4, Solution 4 |
| March 24 | Comparing microtomography in absorption- and phase-contrast modes, Tutorial 5, Solution 5 |
| March 31 | Tomographic imaging of cells and subcellular structures, Tutorial 6, Solution 6 |
| April 21 | Physical methods in cell biology, Tutorial 7, Solution 7 |
| April 28 | Unconventional approaches in hard X-ray imaging: Iterative reconstruction and laminography, Tutorial 8, Solution 8 |
| May 5 | Quantitative evaluation of medically relevant, three-dimensional data, Tutorial 9, Solution 9 |
| May 12 | Nondestructive imaging of unique objects: Physicists support museum science, Tutorial 10 |
| May 19 | From open surgery to non-invasive interventions – role of medical imaging, Tutorial 11 |
| May 26 | Artificial muscles for treating severe incontinence, Tutorial 12 |
| June 2 | Applying physics in medicine: Benefitting patients |
Physics in Medical Research: From Atoms to Cells
Lecture HS 2022
Fri, 13:45-16:30
ETH Zurich, HCI H 8.1
Schedule
| September 23 | Aim of the lecture series - Nanotechnology for human health, Tutorial 1, Solution 1 |
| September 30 | Prerequisites to study the skin of crystals, Tutorial 2, Solution 2 |
| October 7 | The skin of crystals and their growth, Tutorial 3, Solution 3 |
| October 14 | Tailoring nanostructures: Island density and island size distribution, Tutorial 4, Solution 4 |
| October 21 | Island shapes: Quantification and related atomic processes, Tutorial 5, Solution 5 |
| October 28 | Strain-relieving defect structures during heteroepitaxial growth, Tutorial 6, Solution 6 |
| November 4 | Visualization of the human body down to the atomic level using hard X-rays, Tutorial 7, Solution 7 |
| November 11 | Diffraction to evaluate nanostructures on surfaces, Tutorial 8, Solution 8 |
| November 18 | Combination of electron diffraction and electron energy loss spectroscopy, Tutorial 9, Solution 9 |
| November 25 | Nanostructures on polymer surfaces, Part 1, Part 2, Tutorial 10, Solution 10 |
| December 2 | Interactions of visible light with nanostructures (nanophotonics), Tutorial 11, Solution 11 |
| December 9 | Physical methods in cell biology and beyond; Mechanics of the cell and cell-materials interactions, Tutorial 12, Solution 12 |
| December 16 | Nanotechnology-based smart materials for medical implants, Tutorial 13, Solution 13 |
| December 23 | Using physics to understand the human body down to the nanometer scale: Overview and repetition, Part 1, Part 2 |
Physics in Medical Research: From Humans to Cells
Lecture FS 2022
Fri 14-16 (start 13:45) plus tutorial 16-17
ETH Zurich, HIT F31.2
Schedule
| February 25 | Physics in Medical Research: From humans to cells - introduction and overview, Tutorial 1, Solutions 1 |
| March 4 | X-ray-based computed tomography in clinics and related medical/dental research, Tutorial 2, Solutions 2 |
| March 11 | Hard X-ray tomography with micrometer resolution for post-mortem imaging, Tutorial 3, Solutions 3 |
| March 18 | Phase tomography using hard X rays, Tutorial 4, Solutions 4 |
| March 25 | Physical approaches in medical imaging, Tutorial 5 |
| April 1 | From open surgery to non-invasive interventions - role of medical imaging, Tutorial 6 |
| April 8 | Quantitative evaluation of medically relevant, three-dimensional data, Tutorial 7, Solutions 7 |
| April 29 | Proton therapy: Physics, research, and clinical applications |
| May 6 | Metal-based implants and scaffolds, Tutorial 9, Solutions 9 |
| May 13 | Natural and synthetic ceramics for implants and regenerative medicine, Tutorial 10, Solutions 10 |
| May 20 | Polymers for medical implants and devices, Tutorial 11, Solutions 11 |
| May 27 | Artificial muscles for treating severe incontinence, Tutorial 12, Solutions 12 |
| June 3 | Applying physics in medicine: Benefitting patients, Tutorial 13, Solutions 13 |
Physics in Medical Research: From Atoms to Cells
Lecture HS 2021
Fri, 14-16 (start 13:45) plus tutorial 16-17
ETH Zurich, HCI H 8.1
Schedule
| September 24 | Aim of the lecture series - Nanotechnology for human health, Tutorial 1, Solution 1 |
| October 1 | Prerequisites to study the skin of crystals, Tutorial 2, Solution 2 |
| October 8 | Tailoring nanostructures: Island density and island size distribution, Tutorial 3, Solution 3 |
| October 15 | Island shapes: Quantification and related atomic processes, Tutorial 4, Solution 4 |
| October 22 | Strain-relieving defect structures during heteroepitaxial growth, Tutorial 5, Solution 5 |
| October 29 | Nanostructures on polymer surfaces, Tutorial 6, Solution 6 |
| November 5 | Diffraction to evaluate nanostructures on surfaces, Tutorial 7, Solution 7 |
| November 12 | Combination of electron diffraction and electron energy loss spectroscopy, Tutorial 8, Solution 8 |
| November 19 | Visualization of the human body down to the atomic level using hard X-rays, Tutorial 9, Solution 9 |
| November 26 | Interactions of visible light with nanostructures (nanophotonics), Tutorial 10, Solution 10 |
| December 3 | Physical methods in cell biology and beyond; Mechanics of the cell and cell-materials interactions, Tutorial 11, Solution 11 |
| December 10 | Nanotechnology-based smart materials for medical implants, Tutorial 12, Solution 12 |
| December 17 | Using physics to understand the human body down to the nanometer scale: Overview and repetition |
Physics in Medical Research: From Humans to Cells
Lecture FS 2021
Fri 14-16 (start 13:45) plus tutorial 16-17
ETH Zurich, HIT K52 (via zoom)
Schedule
| February 26 | Physics in Medical Research: From humans to cells - introduction and overview, Tutorial 1 |
| March 5 | X-ray-based computed tomography in clinics and related medical research, Tutorial 2 |
| March 12 | Hard X-ray tomography with micrometer resolution, Tutorial 3 |
| March 19 | Phase tomography using hard X rays, Tutorial 4 |
| March 26 | Quantitative evaluation of medically relevant, three-dimensional data, Tutorial 5 |
| April 16 | From open surgery to non-invasive interventions, Physical approaches in medical imaging, Tutorial 6 |
| April 23 | Metal-based implants and scaffolds, Tutorial 7 |
| April 30 | Natural and synthetic ceramics for implants and regenerative medicine, Tutorial 8 |
| May 7 | Polymers for medical implants, Tutorial 9 |
| May 14 | Biomedical simulations, Tutorial 10 |
| May 21 | Focused ultra-sound and related clinical applications, Tutorial 11 |
| May 28 | Artificial muscles for incontinence treatment, Tutorial 12 |
| June 4 | Applying physics in medicine: Benefitting patients, Tutorial 13 |
Physics in Medical Research: From Atoms to Cells
Lecture HS 2020
Fri, 14-17
ETH Zurich, HCI H 8.1
Schedule
| September 18 | Aim of the lecture series - Nanotechnology for human health, Tutorial 1, Solution 1 |
| September 25 | Prerequisites to study the skin of crystals, Tutorial 2, Solution 2 |
| October 2 | Tailoring nanostructures: Island density and island size distribution, Tutorial 3, Solution 3 |
| October 9 | Island shapes: Quantification and related atomic processes, Tutorial 4, Solution 4 |
| October 16 | Strain-relieving defect structures during heteroepitaxial growth, Tutorial 5, Solution 5 |
| October 23 | Nanostructures on polymer surfaces, Tutorial 6, Solution 6 |
| October 30 | Diffraction to evaluate nanostructures on surfaces, Tutorial 7, Solution 7 |
| November 6 | Combination of electron diffraction and electron energy loss spectroscopy, Tutorial 8, Solution 8 |
| November 13 | Visualization of the human body down to the atomic level using hard X-rays, Tutorial 9, Solution 9 |
| November 20 | Interactions of visible light with nanostructures (nanophotonics), Tutorial 10, Solution 10 |
| November 27 | Physical methods in cell biology and beyond, Tutorial 11, Solution 11 |
| December 4 | Mechanics of the cell and cell-materials interactions, Tutorial 12, Solution 12 |
| December 11 | Nanotechnology-based smart materials for medical implants, Tutorial 13, Solution 13 |
| December 18 | Employing physical principles for improving human health: Overview and repetition |
Physics in Medical Research: From Humans to Cells
Lecture FS 2020
Fri 14-16 (start 13:45)
ETH Zurich, HIT F12
Schedule
| February 21 | Introduction: Imaging the human body down to individual cells, Tutorial 1, Solution 1 |
| February 28 | X-ray-based computed tomography in clinics and related medical research, Tutorial 2, Solution 2 |
| March 6 | Hard X-ray tomography with micrometer resolution, Tutorial 3, Solution 3 |
| March 13 | Phase tomography using hard X rays, Tutorial 4, Solution 4 |
| March 20 | From open surgery to non-invasive interventions, Physical approaches in medical imaging, Tutorial 5, Solution 5 |
| March 27 | Metal-based implants and scaffolds, Tutorial 6, Solution 6 |
| April 3 | Natural and synthetic ceramics for implants and regenerative medicine, Tutorial 7, Solution 7 |
| April 24 | Polymers for medical implants, Tutorial 8, Solution 8 |
| May 8 | Biomedical simulations, Tutorial 9, Solution 9 |
| May 15 | Focused ultra-sound and related clinical applications (B. Werner), Tutorial 10, Solution 10 |
| May 22 | Artificial muscles for incontinence treatment, Tutorial 11, Solution 11 |
| May 29 | Applying physics in medicine: Benefitting patients, Tutorial 12, Solution 12 |
Physics in Medical Research: From Atoms to Cells
Lecture HS 2019
Fri, 13-16
ETH Zurich, HCI H 8.1
Schedule
| September 20 | Aim of the lecture series - Nanotechnology for human health, Tutorial 1, Solution 1 |
| September 27 | Skin of crystals, Tutorial 2, Solution 2 |
| October 4 | Tailoring nanostructures: Island density and island size distribution, Tutorial 3, Solution 3 |
| October 11 | Island shapes: Quantification and related atomic processes, Tutorial 4, Solution 4 |
| October 18 | Strain-relieving defect structures during heteroepitaxial growth, Tutorial 5, Solution 5 |
| October 25 | Nanostructures on polymer surfaces, Tutorial 6, Solution 6 |
| November 1 | Diffraction to evaluate nanostructures on surfaces, Tutorial 7, Solution 7 |
| November 8 | Combination of electron diffraction and electron energy loss spectroscopy, Tutorial 8, Solution 8 |
| November 15 | Visualization of the human body down to the atomic level using hard X-rays, Tutorial 9, Solution 9 |
| November 22 | *Shifted to Nov. 29* Interactions of visible light with nanostructures (nanophotonics) Tutorial 10, Solution 10 |
| November 29 | Physical methods in cell biology and beyond, Tutorial 11, Solution 11 |
| December 6 | Mechanics of the cell and cell-materials interactions, Tutorial 12, Solution 12 |
| December 13 | Nanotechnology-based smart materials for medical implants, Tutorial 13, Solution 13 |
| December 20 | Using physics to understand the human body down to the nanometer scale: Overview and repetition |
Physics in Medical Research: From Humans to Cells
Lecture FS 2019
Fri 14-16 (start 13:45)
ETH Zurich, HIT F12
Schedule
| February 22 | Introduction: Imaging the human body down to individual cells, Tutorial 1, Solution 1 |
| March 1 | X-ray-based computed tomography in clinics and related medical research, Tutorial 2, Solution 2 |
| March 8 | Hard X-ray tomography with micrometer resolution, Tutorial 3, Solution 3 |
| March 15 | Phase tomography using hard X rays, Tutorial 4, Solution 4 |
| March 22 | From open surgery to non-invasive interventions, Physical approaches in medical imaging, Tutorial 5, Solution 5 |
| March 29 | Metal-based implants and scaffolds, Tutorial 6, Solution 6 |
| April 05 | Natural and synthetic ceramics for implants and regenerative medicine, Tutorial 7, Solution 7 |
| April 12 | Polymers for medical implants, Tutorial 8, Solution 8 |
| May 3 | Biomedical simulations, Tutorial 9, Solution 9 |
| May 10 | Focused ultra-sound and related clinical applications, Tutorial 10, Solution 10 |
| May 14 and 16 | Visits to the Center for MR-Research, University Children's Hospital Zurich (B. Werner) |
| May 24 | Artificial muscles for incontinence treatment, Tutorial 11, Solution 11 |
| May 31 | Applying physics in medicine: Benefitting patients, Tutorial 12, Solution 12 |
Physics in Medical Research: From Atoms to Cells
Lecture HS 2018
Fri, 13-15
ETH Zurich, HCI H 8.1
Schedule
| September 21 | Aim of the lecture series - Nanotechnology for human health, Tutorial 1, Solution 1 |
| September 28 | Preparation of ideal surfaces: skin of crystals, Tutorial 2, Solution 2 |
| October 5 | Tailoring nanostructures: Island density and island size distribution, Tutorial 3, Solution 3 |
| October 12 | Island shapes: Quantification and related atomic processes, Tutorial 4, Solution 4 |
| October 19 | Strain-relieving defect structures during heteroepitaxial growth, Tutorial 5, Solution 5 |
| October 26 | Liposomes, Tutorial 6, Solution 6 |
| November 2 | Diffraction to evaluate nanostructures on surfaces, Tutorial 7, Solution 7 |
| November 9 | Combination of electron diffraction and electron energy loss spectroscopy, Tutorial 8, Solution 8 |
| November 16 | Visualization of the human body down to the atomic level using hard X-rays, Tutorial 9, Solution 9 |
| November 23 | Interactions of visible light with nanostructures (nanophotonics), Tutorial 10, Solution 10 |
| November 30 | Physical methods in cell biology and beyond, Tutorial 11, Solution 11 |
| December 7 | Mechanics of the cell and cell-materials interactions, Tutorial 12, Solution 12 |
| December 14 | Nanotechnology-based smart materials for medical implants, Tutorial 13, Solution 13 |
| *December 19* | *Zurich Physics Colloquium: Physics meets Medicine: Mechanically Responsive Nanocontainers for Targeted Drug Delivery* |
| December 21 | Using physics to understand the human body down to the nanometer scale: Overview and repetition |
Physics in Medical Research: From Humans to Cells
Lecture FS 2018
Fri 14-16
ETH Zurich, HIT F12
Schedule
| February 23 | Introduction: Imaging the human body down to individual cells, Tutorial 1, Solution 1 |
| March 2 | X-ray-based computed tomography in clinics and related medical research, Tutorial 2, Solution 2 |
| March 9 | High-resolution micro computed tomography, Tutorial 3, Solution 3 |
| March 16 | Phase tomography using hard X-rays in biomedical research, Tutorial 4, Solution 4 |
| March 23 | From open surgery to non-invasive interventions, Physical approaches in medical imaging, Tutorial 5, Solution 5 |
| April 13 | Metal-based implants and scaffolds, Tutorial 6, Solution 6 |
| April 20 | Natural and synthetic ceramics for implants and regenerative medicine, Tutorial 7, Solution 7 |
| April 27 | Polymers for medical implants, Tutorial 8, Solution 8 |
| May 4 | Focused ultra-sound and related clinical applications, Tutorial 9, Solution 9 |
| May 11 | Proton therapy, Tutorial 10, Solution 10 |
| May 18 | Biomedical simulations, Tutorial 11, Solution 11 |
| May 25 | Artificial muscles for incontinence treatment, Tutorial 12, Solution 12 |
| June 1 | Applying physics in medicine: Benefitting patients, Tutorial 13, Solution 13 |
Physics in Medical Research: From Atoms to Cells
Lecture HS 2017
Fri, 13-15
ETH Zurich, HCI H 8.1
Schedule
| September 22 | Aim of the lecture series - Nanotechnology for human health, Tutorial 1, Solution 1 |
| September 29 | Preparation of ideal surfaces: The skin of crystals, Tutorial 2, Solution 2 |
| October 6 | Tailoring nanostructures: Island density and island size distribution, Tutorial 3, Solution 3 |
| October 13 | Island shapes: Quantification and related atomic processes, Tutorial 4, Solution 4 |
| October 20 | Strain-relieving defect structures during heteroepitaxial growth, Tutorial 5, Solution 5 |
| October 27 | Diffraction to evaluate nanostructures on surfaces, Tutorial 6, Solution 6 |
| November 3 | Electron diffraction - Electron energy loss spectroscopy, Tutorial 7, Solution 7 |
| November 17 | Visualization of the human body down to the atomic level, Tutorial 8, Solution 8 |
| November 24 | Interactions of light with nanostructures (nanophotonics), Tutorial 9, Solution 9 |
| December 1 | Physical methods in cell biology and nanostructures on polymeric surfaces, Tutorial 10, Solution 10 |
| December 8 | The mechanics of the cell and cell-materials interactions, Tutorial 11, Solution 11 |
| December 15 | Smart materials and their engineering on nanometer scale, Tutorial 12, Solution 12 |
| December 22 | Employing physical principles for improving human health: Overview and repetition |
Physics in Medical Research: From Humans to Cells
Lecture FS 2017
Fri 14-16
ETH Zurich, HIT F12
Schedule
| February 24 | Introduction: Imaging the human body down to individual cells, Tutorial 1, Solution 1 |
| March 3 | Development of artificial muscles, Tutorial 2, Solution 2 |
| March 10 | X-ray-based computed tomography in clinics and related medical research, Tutorial 3, Solution 3 |
| March 17 | High-resolution micro computed tomography, Tutorial 4, Solution 4 |
| March 24 | Phase tomography using hard X-rays in biomedical research, Tutorial 5 |
| March 31 | Metal-based implants and scaffolds, Tutorial 6, Solution 6 |
| April 7 | Natural and synthetic ceramics for implants and regenerative medicine, Tutorial 7, Solution 7 |
| April 28 | Biomedical simulations, Tutorial 8, Solution 8 |
| May 5 | Polymers for medical implants, Tutorial 9, Solution 9 |
| May 12 | From open surgery to non-invasive interventions - Physical approaches in medical imaging, Tutorial 10, Solution 10 |
| May 19 | Dental research, Tutorial 11, Solution 11 |
| May 26 | Focused Ultrasound and its clinical use, Tutorial 12 |
| June 2 | Applying physics in medicine: Benefitting patients, Tutorial 13, Solution 13 |
Physics in Medical Research: From Atoms to Cells
Lecture HS 2016
Fri 13-15
ETH Zurich, HCI H8.1
Schedule
| September 23 | Physics in Medical Research: From atoms to cells Nanoscience and nanotechnology for human health, Tutorial 1, Solution 1 |
| September 30 | Scanning probe microscopy of organic nanostructures, Tutorial 2, Solution 2 |
| October 7 | The skin of crystals, Tutorial 3, Solution 3 |
| October 14 | Interactions of light with thin film nanostructures, Tutorial 4, Solution 4 |
| October 21 | Visualization of the human body down to the atomic level, Tutorial 5, Solution 5 |
| October 28 | X-ray scattering to characterize soft matter, Tutorial 6, Solution 6 |
| November 4 | Tailoring nanostructures: Island density and island size distribution, Tutorial 7, Solution 7 |
| November 11 | Physical methods in cell biology, Tutorial 8, Solution 8 |
| November 18 | Island shapes: Quantification and related atomic processes, Tutorial 9, Solution 9 |
| November 25 | Strain-relieving defect structures during heteroepitaxial growth, Tutorial 10, Solution 10 |
| December 2 | Diffraction to evaluate nanostructures on surfaces, Tutorial 11, Solution 11 |
| December 9 | Electron diffraction - Electron energy loss spectroscopy, Tutorial 12, Solution 12 |
| December 16 | The mechanics of the cell and cell-materials interactions, Tutorial 13, Solution 13 |
| December 23 | Engineering NiTi for smart implants, Using physics to understand the human body down tothe nanometer scale |
Physics in Medical Research: From Humans to Cells
Lecture FS 2016
Fri 14-16
ETH Zurich, HIT F12
Schedule
| February 26 | Introduction: Imaging the human body down to individual cells, Tutorial 1, Solution 1 |
| March 4 | Focused ultra-sound and its clinical use, Tutorial 2, Solution 2 |
| March 11 | X-ray-based computed tomography in clinics and medical research, Tutorial 3, Solution 3 |
| March 18 | High-resolution micro computed tomography, Tutorial 4, Solution 4 |
| April 8 | Metallic medical implants and scaffolds for tissue engineering, Tutorial 5, Solution 5 |
| April 15 | Natural and synthetic ceramics for implants and regenerative medicine, Tutorial 6, Solution 6 |
| April 22 | Polymers for medical implants, Tutorial 7, Solution 7 |
| April 29 | Proton therapy, Tutorial 8, Solution 8 |
| May 6 | Development of artificial muscles, Tutorial 9, Solution 9 |
| May 13 | Prerequisites for minimally invasive interventions, Tutorial 10, Solution 10 |
| May 20 | Biomedical simulations, Tutorial 11, Solution 11 |
| May 27 | Dental research, Tutorial 12, Solution 12 |
| June 3 | Applying physics in medicine: Benefitting patients, Tutorial 13, Solution 13 |
