Medical Applications, Design, and Implementation - Session 1

Tuesday, November 8, 2011: 2:00 PM-4:00 PM
Grand Ballroom A (Gold Coast Hotel )
Session Chair:
Dr. C. Y. Chung
2:20 PM
A Randomized Controlled Trial Assessing the Safety and Efficacy of a Novel Superelastic Rod In Comparison to Conventional Titanium Rod for Scoliosis Correction
Prof. Kenneth MC Cheung, The University of Hong Kong; Dr. Evelyn E. Kuong, The University of Hong Kong; Dr. Dino Samartzis, The University of Hong Kong; Dr. Kelvin Yeung, The University of Hong Kong; Prof. Keith DK Luk, The University of Hong Kong
2:40 PM
Treatment of Nonunion of Scaphoid Waist with Ni-Ti Shape Memory Alloy Connector and Iliac Bone Graft
Lie-Hu Cao, Changhai Hospital, The Second Military Medical University; Dr. Shuo-Gui Xu, Changhai Hospital, The Second Military Medical University
3:00 PM
Use of a Shape-Memory Rotary Actuator In Neurological Research
Dr. Stefano Viscuso, CNR IENI Institute for Energetics and Interphases - Italian National Research Council; Dr. Simone Pittaccio, CNR IENI Institute for Energetics and Interphases - Italian National Research Council; Dr. Filippo Zappasodi, Università "G. D'Annunzio"; Gabriella Tamburro, Università "G. D'Annunzio"; Dr. Vittorio Pizzella, Università "G. D'Annunzio"; Dr. Cosimo Del Gratta, Università; Prof. Gian Luca Romani, Università
3:20 PM
A Continuous Rotatory Motor Actuated by Multiple Segments of Shape Memory Alloy Wires
Dr. Xiaoyong Zhang, Beihang University; Prof. Xiaojun Yan, Beihang University
3:40 PM
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