Mark Rentschler
Assistant Professor
(303) 735-6149
Mark.Rentschler@Colorado.EDU
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Curriculum Vitae
Education
- Post-Doc, Vascular Tissue Mechanics, University of Nebraska Medical Center
- Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering, University of Nebraska, 2006
- M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003
- B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Nebraska, 2001
Professional Recognition
- University of Colorado at Boulder New Inventor of the Year, 2009
- BMW Group International Passion for Innovation Scientific Award Finalist, 2007
- Outstanding Graduate Research Assistant Award for University-wide best research with regard to originality, imagination, and significance to the field, 2006
- National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship, 2001-2004
- Tau Beta Pi Centennial Graduate Fellowship, 2001
Research Interests
- Medical Device and Surgical Tool Design
- Tissue Mechanics Characterization and Dynamic Modeling
- Surgical Robotics and Mechatronics
My research interests broadly include biomechanics, medical device design, and surgical robotics. In the area of biomechanics, my interests include tissue mechanical property characterization and dynamic modeling. In particular, efforts focus on tissue-device contact for in vivo robotic mobility. Medical device design research interests include surgical robotic assist devices, surgical tools, and non-invasive sensory measurement devices.
Selected Publications
- Terry, B.S., Lyle, A., Schoen, J.A., Rentschler, M.E., "Preliminary Mechanical Characterization of the Small Bowel for In vivo Robotic Mobility," ASME Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 133(9): 091010-1-091010-7, 2011.
- Sliker, L.J., Wang, X., Schoen, J.A., Rentschler, M.E., "Micropatterned Treads for In vivo Robotic Mobility," ASME Journal of Medical Devices, 4(4): 041006-1-041006-8, 2010.
- Terry, B.S., Ruppert, A.D., Steinhaus, K.R., Schoen, J.A., Rentschler, M.E., “An Integrated Port Camera and Display System for Laparoscopy,” IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering. 57(5): 1191-1197, 2010.
- Rentschler, M., Reid, J., "The Development of a Material Model and Wheel-Tissue Interaction for Simulating Wheeled Surgical Robot Mobility," Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering. 12(2): 239-248, 2009.
- Rentschler, M., Iagnemma, K., Farritor, S., "Mechanical Design of Robotic In vivo Wheeled Mobility," ASME Journal of Mechanical Design. 129(10): 1037-1045, 2007.
- Rentschler, M., Dumpert, J., Platt, S., Iagnemma, K., Oleynikov, D., Farritor, S., "Modeling, Analysis, and Experimental Study of In vivo Wheeled Robotic Mobility," IEEE Transactions on Robotics. 22(2): 308-321, 2006.
Patents
- U.S. Patent No: 7,960,935; Issued June 14, 2011, “Robotic Devices with Agent Delivery Components and Related Methods” (with S. Farritor, D. Oleynikov, S. Platt, J. Dumpert, A. Hadzialic, and N. Wood)
- U.S. Patent No: 7,772,796; Issued August 10, 2010, “Robotic Devices with Agent Delivery Components and Related Methods” (with S. Farritor, D. Oleynikov, S. Platt, J. Dumpert, and A. Hadzialic)
- U.S. Patent No: 7,372,229; Issued May 13, 2008, “Robot for Surgical Applications” (with S. Farritor, D. Oleynikov, S. Platt, and J. Dumpert)
- U.S. Patent No: 7,339,341; Issued March 4, 2008, “Surgical Camera Robot” (with D. Oleynikov, S. Farritor, S. Platt, and J. Dumpert)
- U.S. Patent No: 7,126,303; Issued October 24, 2006, “Robot for Surgical Applications” (with S. Farritor, D. Oleynikov, S. Platt, and J. Dumpert)