AMTL - News

03/2013: Direct heat arterial tissue fusion research to be published in the IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering.

03/2013: Wheel-tissue interaction mechanics research to be published in the Medical Engineering and Physics.

02/2013: Shape memory polymer surgical hernia mesh research published in the Journal of Biomedical Material Research.

01/2013: Soft tissue viscoelastic compressive modeling accuracy comparison research published in the Journal of Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials.

01/2013: Tribological investigation of the small bowel research published in Tribology International.

10/2012: Mark Rentschler awarded the Department of Mechanical Engineering 2011-2012 Outstanding Graduate Education Award.

10/2012: Levin Sliker awarded the 2012/2013 Thomas & Brenda Geers Graduate Fellowship.

09/2012: AMTL receives NSF Award to study, “Surface Micro-Patterning and Material Design to Enable In vivo Mobility.”

07/2012: Allison Lyle has finished her M.S. thesis.

07/2012: Xin Wang has finished his doctoral dissertation.

07/2012: Migrating motor complex in vivo sensor design and characterization research published in the IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering.

06/2012: Small intestine mucosal adhesivity research published in the Journal of Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials.

06/2012: Design and characterization of a novel testing platform for evaluating micro-patterned tread performance published in the IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering.

05/2012: Robotic capsule endoscope (RCE) research published in the Journal of Surgical Endoscopy.

05/2012: Ben Terry receives the Department of Mechanical Engineering Outstanding Dissertation Award, 2012.

05/2012: Ben Terry has accepted a faculty position at the University of Nebraska in the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering.

04/2012: Morgan Hill awarded UROP funding to redesign and evaluation a computer-controlled pressure algometer.

04/2012: Mark Rentschler receives the University of Colorado at Boulder, Outstanding Graduate Student Mentor Faculty Award, 2011-2012.

04/2012: Ben Terry has finished his doctoral dissertation.

03/2012: Madie Kern awarded a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship.

03/2012: Myenteric contractions force measurements, on a solid bolus in the small bowel, research published in Journal of Robotic Surgery.

03/2012: Ben Terry has completed his oral doctoral dissertation exam.

03/2012: Pediatric ventricular septal defect camera system research published in ASME Journal of Medical Devices.

02/2012: Novel magnet camera system research published in IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering.

01/2012: Mark Rentschler featured in University of Nebraska Medical Center, CAST Newsletter (PDF).

12/2011: Allison Lyle awarded M.E. Department’s Kenneth Johnsen Graduate Student Award for December.

11/2011: Ben Terry, Xin Wang, Jim Cezo, Levin Sliker, Allison Lyle, and Madie Kern present research at ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition.

11/2011: Single port access camera research published in Surgical Innovation.

10/2011: Preliminary small bowel mechanical force measurements published in ASME Journal of Biomechanical Engineering.

10/2011: Nick Anderson awarded HHMI UROP funding to design, fabricate, and experimentally test a novel magnetic camera for single incision surgery.

09/2011: Charlie Wheeler awarded UROP funding to experimentally evaluate micro-patterned treads for robotic capsule endoscopy.

08/2011: Levin Sliker awarded M.E. Department’s Kenneth Johnsen Graduate Student Award for August.

07/2011: Xin Wang has completed his comprehensive exam and is now a Ph.D. candidate.

06/2011: Pain quantification research published in ASME Journal of Medical Devices.

06/2011: Ben Terry has completed his comprehensive exam and is now a Ph.D. candidate.

06/2011: Nicholas Anderson awarded a Boettcher Scholarship.

05/2011: Madalyn Kern awarded a Discovery Learning Apprenticeship.

05/2011: Michael Zimkowski has completed his doctoral preliminary exams.

04/2011: Levin Sliker has completed his doctoral preliminary exams.

04/2011: Keir Hart has finished his M.S. thesis.

04/2011: Zachary Mills has finished his M.S. thesis.

01/2011: Zachary Mills awarded M.E. Department’s Kenneth Johnsen Graduate Student Award for January.

12/2010: Gastrointestinal Tract Tissue Mechanics Characterization for Mobile In vivo Surgical Robots, Junior Faculty Pilot Award project, with Dr. Jonathan Schoen (UCD), has been funded by the Colorado Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CCTSI).

12/2010: Micro-patterned tread research published in ASME Journal of Medical Devices.

11/2010: GI Crawler project discussed in the Denver Post’s article on, “Wise Inventions Popping Up At State's Universities.”

11/2010: Tissue Model for Vessel Sealing project, with Dr. Virginia Ferguson (UCB) has been funded by Conmed.

09/2010: Madalyn Kern awarded UROP funding to design, fabricate, and experimentally test a small robotic crawler for the small bowel.

08/2010: Boutonniere Brace work published in ASME Journal of Medical Devices.

08/2010: Jim Cezo awarded M.E. Department’s Kenneth Johnsen Graduate Student Award for December.

07/2010: Michael Zimkowski has finished his M.S. thesis.

07/2010: Xin Wang awarded the ASME Applied Mechanics Division’s Haythornthwaite Foundation Travel Award for his conference paper to be presented at the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition in Vancouver, Canada, in November, 2010.

05/2010: Professor Rentschler interviewed by w3w3.com regarding working with CU’s Technology Transfer Office and the New Inventor Award.

05/2010: Levin Sliker awarded the Department of Mechanical Engineering Outstanding Mechanical Engineering Senior for Research Award and Outstanding Mechanical Engineering Senior Award.

04/2010: Levin Sliker’s Discovery Learning Apprenticeship research poster awarded 1st Place in “Sensing What You Can’t See” division.

04/2010: Ben Terry awarded an NSF GK-12 Fellowship.

04/2010: Levin Sliker awarded a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship.

04/2010: Rentschler Research Group’s efforts highlighted in CU Engineering article, “Capsule Crawler Opens New Surgical Vistas”.

03/2010: Allison Lyle awarded UROP funding for the summer to measure shear properties of the small bowel for in vivo mobility.

03/2010: Xin Wang awarded M.E. Department’s Kenneth Johnsen Graduate Student Award for March.

02/2010: PortCamera preliminary work published in IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering.

01/2010: Professor Rentschler awarded the University of Colorado at Boulder 2009 New Inventor of the Year by the Technology Transfer Office.

12/2009: Michael Zimkowski awarded M.E. Department’s Kenneth Johnsen Graduate Student Award for December.

10/2009: Professor Rentschler honored as Professor of Match during CU’s volleyball match.

08/2009: Austin Ruppert has finished his M.S. thesis.

07/2009: Rosie Steinhaus’ summer UROP work highlighted by the CU Athletics Department.

07/2009: Ben Terry awarded M.E. Department’s Kenneth Johnsen Graduate Student Award for July.

06/2009: Modular surgical robotic work published in IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering.

05/2009: Levin Sliker awarded a Discovery Learning Apprenticeship.

05/2009: Professor Rentschler’s group awarded CU Innovative Seed Grant for New Dynamic Tissue Modeling for Mobile In vivo Surgical Robots; Collaborators: Jerry Qi (UCB), & Jonathan Schoen (UCD).

04/2009: Rosie Steinhaus awarded UROP funding for the summer to evaluate a new laparoscopic port camera.

04/2009: Levin Sliker awarded UROP funding for the summer to study improved in vivo robotic locomotion.

02/2009: Scott Macdonald awarded BMEidea award for his work on an improved boutonniere brace.

02/2009: Material modeling and wheel-tissue interaction work published in Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering.

01/2009: Scott Macdonald awarded UROP funding for the spring semester to continue his work on an improved boutonniere brace.