BMC Classes at ETH Zurich
Physics in Medical Research: From Atoms to Cells
Lecture HS 2026
Fri 14-16 (start 13:45) plus seminar based tutorials 16-17 (start 15:45, on request)
ETH Zurich, HCI H8.1
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Schedule
| September 18 | Aim of the lecture series – Nanotechnology for human health |
| September 25 | Prerequisites to study (image) the skin of crystals |
| October 2 | The skin of crystals and their growth |
| October 9 | Visualization of the human body down to the atomic level using hard X rays |
| October 16 | Diffraction to evaluate nanostructures on surfaces |
| October 23 | Combination of electron diffraction and electron energy loss spectroscopy |
| October 30 | Tailoring nanostructures: Island density and island size distribution |
| November 6 | Island shapes: Quantification and related atomic processes |
| November 13 | Strain-relieving defect structures during heteroepitaxial growth |
| November 20 | Nano-tomography |
| November 27 | Nanotechnology-based smart materials for medical implants (Brain-computer interface) |
| December 4 | Nanostructures on polymer surfaces |
| December 11 | Mechanics of the cell and interactions of visible light with nanostructures (nanophotonics) |
| December 18 | Using physics to understand the human body down to the nanometer scale: Overview and repetition |
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