Lukas Markwalder
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Project Title: Medical device development and validation to aid the assessment of vasculature and placental health, an industry and academic collaboration
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Lukas Markwalder is a mechanical engineer from Switzerland. He obtained his Master’s degree from the Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich. He is part of the iPLACENTA team at the School of Medicine at the University of Dundee in Scotland.
Lukas is developing a miniaturized Laser Speckle Flow Imaging (LSFI) system for endoscopic use. LSFI is a technique for capturing blood flow activity in microcirculation. The endoscopic integration opens up new possibilities in organ blood flow characterisation, minimally invasive surgery and cardio-vascular research. The device will be validated in a murine in vivo model.
For a second aim of his project, Lukas optimised iontophoresis hardware for small animal studies. He developed a new, flexible and miniaturised chamber called Ion mini. The new design was successfully validated in a murine model of endothelial response.
Lukas is developing a miniaturized Laser Speckle Flow Imaging (LSFI) system for endoscopic use. LSFI is a technique for capturing blood flow activity in microcirculation. The endoscopic integration opens up new possibilities in organ blood flow characterisation, minimally invasive surgery and cardio-vascular research. The device will be validated in a murine in vivo model.
For a second aim of his project, Lukas optimised iontophoresis hardware for small animal studies. He developed a new, flexible and miniaturised chamber called Ion mini. The new design was successfully validated in a murine model of endothelial response.
Nationality: Swiss
Institution: University of Dundee, UK
Supervisor: Dr Colin Murdoch, Unversity of Dundee
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Email: l.z.markwalder@dundee.ac.uk
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Researchgate: Lukas Markwalder
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