Grant: Strategic Projects - Group
Ryerson University
$134,200.00
Forward-viewing doppler optical coherence tomography with artificial muscle actuation for interventional intravascular imaging
FY 2007-08
Summary
In our aging population, many people suffer from atherosclerotic disease in arteries supplying the heart and legmuscles, which can cause ischemia, heart attacks, and amputations. Although bypass surgery can providetreatment for some of these patients, there is increased need for a less invasive therapy such that more patientscan benefit.This research program brings together experts in artificial muscle engineering, nanotechnology, minimallyinvasive high resolution imaging, and interventional catheterization to develop miniature "smart" guidewireswith artificial muscle units that can maneuver through the vascular system with high precision and guided byminiature high resolution optical imaging catheters.The result of this project will pave the way for developing a new interventional catheterization technologyplatform. The developed technology will be translated "from bench to the bed side" through subsequent CHRPand CIHR projects.
Program
Strategic Projects - Group
Recipient
Location
Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
336984-2006
Name nom
Yang, Victor
Department département
Physics
Organization id
43
Institution établissement
Ryerson University
Province en
Ontario
Province fr
Ontario
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2007
Competition year année de concours
2006
Award amount
134200
Program id
STPGP
Program name en
Strategic Projects - Group
Program name fr
Projets stratégiques - De groupe
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
1042
Committee name en
Strategic Projects Selection Panel - Biomedical Technologies
Committee name fr
Comité de sélection des projets stratégiques - Technologies biomédicales
Area of application code
1102
Area of application group en
Health, education and social services
Area of application group fr
Santé publique, éducation et services sociaux
Area of application en
Biomedical engineering
Area of application fr
Génie biomédical
Research subject code
1900
Research subject group en
Biomedical engineering
Research subject group fr
Génie biomédical
Research subject en
Biomedical engineering
Research subject fr
Génie biomédical
Partie
2
Nb partie
3
Application title
Forward-viewing doppler optical coherence tomography with artificial muscle actuation for interventional intravascular imaging
Keyword
NA
Application summary
In our aging population, many people suffer from atherosclerotic disease in arteries supplying the heart and legmuscles, which can cause ischemia, heart attacks, and amputations. Although bypass surgery can providetreatment for some of these patients, there is increased need for a less invasive therapy such that more patientscan benefit.This research program brings together experts in artificial muscle engineering, nanotechnology, minimallyinvasive high resolution imaging, and interventional catheterization to develop miniature "smart" guidewireswith artificial muscle units that can maneuver through the vascular system with high precision and guided byminiature high resolution optical imaging catheters.The result of this project will pave the way for developing a new interventional catheterization technologyplatform. The developed technology will be translated "from bench to the bed side" through subsequent CHRPand CIHR projects.
