Emerging Electromagnetic Medical Devices: From Concept to Implementation
This talk will give an overview of the development of several emerging technologies that capitalize on advances in wireless technologies to address clinically informed needs. From the high-frequency microwave range to the low-frequency kilohertz range, a contrast in the electrical properties exists between different biological tissues. These differences can be exploited in the development and application of minimally invasive electromagnetic-based medical technologies. Specifically, the design, fabrication, and the clinical testing pathway of prototypes addressing specific clinical needs, including breast cancer screening, brain bleed detection, bladder monitoring, and neutrophil monitoring during chemotherapy will be addressed. This presentation will conclude with a discussion on future, unexplored avenues of research for such electromagnetic-based technologies.
This event is free, but places are limited. Please register! Refreshments will be served.
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- Date: 08 May 2019
- Time: 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
- All times are (GMT-05:00) Canada/Eastern
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- 3480 Rue University
- Montreal, Quebec
- Canada H3A 0E9
- Building: McConnell Engineering
- Room Number: 603
- Starts 26 April 2019 06:00 PM
- Ends 08 May 2019 10:00 AM
- All times are (GMT-05:00) Canada/Eastern
- No Admission Charge
Speakers
Dr. Adam Santorelli
Biography:
Dr. Adam Santorelli is an IRC Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellow in the Translational Medical Device Lab at the National University of Ireland, Galway. He studied at McGill University, Montreal, Canada, where he received his B. Eng, M. Eng, and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering in 2010, 2012, and 2017, respectively. He has been with the Translational Medical Device Laboratory at National University of Ireland Galway since 2016, initially as a visiting researcher, and full-time as a postdoctoral researcher since 2017.
Dr. Santorelli’s current research is motivated by novel medical applications of electromagnetic and electrical engineering technologies. His work is focused on the development of compact and low-cost medical devices with the primary goal of increasing the accessibility to technology for improved diagnosis and treatment of diseases. His current work projects are focused on the development of a novel sensor to characterize and monitor changes in white blood cell count during chemotherapy, the analysis and classification of EIT data for bladder and brain trauma monitoring, and the study of the impact of various physiological processes on the dielectric properties of blood.
Dr. Santorelli has published over 50 peer-reviewed journal papers and conference proceedings. He is an active member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), acting as a reviewer for several IEEE journals (TBME, TIM, TMTT, TMI, and IEEE Access) and is a part of the MyWAVE (European network for advancing Electromagnetic hyperthermic medical technologies) CA17115 COST Action.