Research Projects

2010

  • Development of a patient-specific unicompartmental knee replacement
  • The designing and manufacturing of a custom-manufactured artificial intervertebral disc
  • Quantification of the patellofemoral shape and its functions
  • Application of laser doppler vibrocardiography for human heart auscultation
  • A decision support system for telemedicine management in the Eastern Cape
  • Evaluation of an active acoustic methodology for lung pathologies
  • Study of cobalt-platinum pulsed laser deposited thin films
  • Development and verification of a knee replacement wear simulator with displacement control
  • Modeling and simulation of an aortic heart valve
  • Theoretical modelling of back support for chest compressions during cardiopulmonary resuscitation
  • The design of a minimal invasive robotic surgical manipulator II

    • 2009

  • A fresh look at the application of 3D printing in the medical field
  • Determining femoral component goodness-of-fit using computer segmentation and numerical simulation
  • Investigating patellofemoral behaviour: An experimental and theoretical approach
  • Modeling and simulation of the lymphatic system
  • Digital design and manufacture of prosthetic implants
  • Development and testing of a non-invasive artificial venous pulse oximeter
  • Autonomous auscultation of heart sounds using a pre-cordial cardiogram

    • 2008

  • Evaluation of CoFeSiB microwires for biomechanical stress studies
  • Anatomical study of the radius and centre of curvature of the distal femoral condyle
  • Wireless physiological monitoring system for psychiatric patients
  • Dynamic modelling of a stented aortic valve
  • Structural design of a stent for a percutaneous aortic heart valve
  • Design of tissue leaflets for a percutaneous aortic valve
  • Benchmarking of a commercial inertial motion capture system for gait analysis
  • Research into adventitious lung sound signals originating from pulmonary tuberculosis using electronic auscultation
  • The design of a minimal invasive robotic surgical manipulator
  • Motion capturing techniques for spinal motion analysis

    • 2007

  • The development of a system that emulates percussion to detect the borders of the liver
  • Semi-autonomous percutaneous nephrolithotomy
  • Reflex sensors for telemedicine applications
  • Critical evaluation of correlation between predictive modelling and experimental testing of a cervical disc design
  • Low blood oxygen saturation quantification in human arterial and venous circulation
  • Extracting paediatric cardiovascular information using a piezo-electric sensor
  • Development of a neck palpation device for telemedical environments

    • 2006

  • Autonomous detection of heart sound abnormalities through auscultation
  • Design, building and testing of a fibre optic force transducer and its application in an in vitro and in vivo study investigating the biomechanical properties of the patella tendon