A Stretchable System for the Transcutaneous Assessment of Different Organ Functions (Printed Electronics Europe 2013)

Prof Norbert Gretz, Director of the Institute of Medical Technology and Medical Research Center
University of Heidelberg
Germany
 
Apr 18, 2013.

Presentation Summary

  • A new stretchable and flexible system for the transcutaneous measurement of different organ functions.
  • Minimal invasive approach-principle: injection of an organ specific marker / fluorescent dye and measurement of its disappearance curve over time. Alternatively a substance which is fluorescent is produced in the body and its appearance may be analyzed.
  • Possible organ function measurement: assessment of kidney, liver and heart function as well as lactate.

Speaker Biography (Norbert Gretz)

Prof. Dr. Norbert Gretz
Director of the Institute of Medical Technology and Medical Research Center
University of Heidelberg
Germany
 
  • Born 1954
  • Studies: university of Heidelberg, medical exam 1980, MD 1980
  • Education in internal medicine (nephrology), sports medicine and statistics; Heidelberg/Mannheim, London, Pisa
  • Prof. for experimental medicine, university of Heidelberg, 2001
  • Head of the Institute for Medical Technology, University of Heidelberg