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Can Engineers Help Clinicians Fix Medicine? - Gerard Cummins

Tue, 17 Apr 2018 10:49:00 BST

Is it time for a data-focused approach to medical technology?

Mucus Ninjas - Mihnea Turcanu

Fri, 26 Jan 2018 15:30:00 GMT

Mucus is highly underestimated. It's not just snot.

Test Environments - Pietro Valdastri

Fri, 26 Jan 2018 15:20:00 GMT

The need to (importance of) test medical devices; stages and types of testing (simulations; subcomponents – mechanical functionality, fatigue/strength; benchtop – complexity?; ex vivo; cadaver; in vivo).

The Fantastic Fillet - Joe Norton

Tue, 23 Jan 2018 10:36:00 GMT

It is rewarding to conceive an idea, sketch it, discuss it with colleagues, model it, fabricate it and then hold it in your hands, or better yet, see it in action!

Magnetic Guidance and Therapeutics in the Gastrointestinal Tract - Piotr Slawinksi

Tue, 16 Jan 2018 10:39:00 GMT

Magnets can be used to manipulate capsules within the GI Tract

Challenges are what make life interesting – Yongqiang Qiu

Thu, 04 Jan 2018 15:18:00 GMT

The ultrasound transducer is one of the core parts in capsule ultrasound devices. The addition of ultrasound imaging in capsule endoscopy carries great potential in early detection of GI diseases through analysis of the GI subsurface features. My main role in Sonopill is to develop ultrasound transducers to suit this purpose. The challenges in prototyping these transducers are making my life interesting.

Wirelessly Powered Sonopill - Sadeque Khan

Tue, 05 Dec 2017 15:09:00 GMT

Power is the biggest challenge in running a multimodal capsule. How can we do this without wires?

Metaphysics of Quality - Richard Mosses

Wed, 18 Oct 2017 16:04:00 BST

How do you implement Quality Management in a university setting?

ASICs At The Heart - James Beeley

Fri, 18 Aug 2017 10:08:00 BST

The Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) lies at the heart of the Sonopill capsule. ASIC development is a slow process.

Journey into wireless data, wireless power transfer, miniaturisation and modularization of subsystems for ingestible capsule - Sumanth K Pavuluri

Mon, 05 Jun 2017 10:35:00 BST

My Journey in the Sonopill project started off as developing a subsystem level solution for wireless delivery of data and power.

My Experience with 3D Printing - Fraser Stewart

Thu, 04 May 2017 14:30:00 BST

I could write a blog about how fast the last few years of my PhD has gone, or the trials and tribulations along the way, but instead I’ve chosen to write about something that I have found particularly cool during my project. My topic of choice is 3D printing.

Always Think small - Mohammed Al-Rawhani

Tue, 11 Apr 2017 15:03:00 BST

Of course in terms of ideas and goals, I always think big. But, in terms of microelectronics for biomedical implantable or minimally invasive devices, I always think small.

Voyage Inside the Human Body - David Cumming

Thu, 23 Mar 2017 15:41:00 GMT

The human gut is a relatively inaccessible area of the human body. Exploring inside the body has been one of my major research interests for a long time.

Reluctant Blogging - Ben Cox

Wed, 01 Mar 2017 11:01:00 GMT

Admittedly I am bit tardy in producing my contribution to the Sonopill blog. This is not from lack of desire but rather a lack of words.

Sonozilla at the Dundee International Design Festival - Vipin Seetohul

Thu, 08 Dec 2016 12:04:00 GMT

Dundee became the first UNESCO City of Design in the UK in November 2014, a prestigious award that recognises the huge contribution the city has made to design worldwide. It was chosen along with Helsinki (Finland), Bilbao (Spain), Curitaba (Brazil), and Turin (Italy).

From concept to reality: The unexpected little twists of research - Vasileios Mitrakos

Thu, 08 Dec 2016 13:47:00 GMT

In the Sonopill project, as in most fields of research, everything starts with an exciting idea that addresses a clinical need and/or a fundamental engineering constraint, for which you then spend hours upon hours in an effort to bring it to life.

Letter from the Biologist - Inke Nathke

Thu, 08 Dec 2016 13:50:00 GMT

As one of the few biologists involved in SONOPILL, I used to feel a little like a Martian amongst the others.

The Pressure Is On! - Julia Faerber

Thu, 08 Dec 2016 13:53:00 GMT

This blog is about the Sonopill project from the view of a PhD student: “the pressure is on!”

My Experience as a Visiting Student in Glasgow - María Dolores Fernandez-Caballero Fariñas

Thu, 08 Dec 2016 13:54:00 GMT

Hi everyone! My name is Lola. I was a visiting PhD student from Spain. During the 4 months of my visit, I have done my research at the University of Glasgow, included in the Sonopill programme.

Technology for the Benefit of Humanity - Marc Desmulliez

Thu, 08 Dec 2016 13:58:00 GMT

The IEEE has for slogan: “Technology for the benefit of humanity”; these few words are all the more appropriate for what Sonopill is trying to achieve.

DCAT Vacation Studentship - Thineskrishna Anbarasan

Thu, 08 Dec 2016 13:59:00 GMT

At the end of my 1st year of Medical School I was fortunate to be granted an opportunity to undertake an 8 week attachment in the Ninewells Ultrasound Lab, working on the Sonopill programme.

A Different Point of View - Holly Lay

Thu, 08 Dec 2016 14:01:00 GMT

One of the most interesting aspects of working on the Sonopill project for me has been the opportunity, and even the need, to work with clinical staff on a daily basis.

How Do All of the Pieces Fit Together - Bill Lewinger

Thu, 08 Dec 2016 14:02:00 GMT

“No man is an island” (John Donne) and neither are sub-system components of a larger, more complex system. As with most every device in the world today, there is more to things than just simple parts that fit together with ease and harmony, coming together to complete a simple task.

A Blank Cheque Kills Creativity - Gerard Cummins

Thu, 08 Dec 2016 14:03:00 GMT

We are getting to the stage in the Sonopill programme where parts of the project are beginning to coalesce.

SONOPILL Progress - Sandy Cochran

Thu, 08 Dec 2016 14:08:00 GMT

It’s a real pleasure finally to write about progress on the Sonopill programme.