1;IFMBE 25/VIII;1 2;Preface;5 3;Table of Contents;8 4;Silicon Eye;16 5;Automated Assembly of Dynamic Micro-Bead Arrays Using a Multi-arm Laser Manipulator with Computer Vision;20 6;A Nano-porous Aerogel Biochip for Molecular Recognition of Nucleotide Acids;23 7;Biodegradable Polymeric Implants as Drug Delivery Systems for Brain Cancer Therapy;26 8;CH2-Symmetric/CH2-Antisymmetric Stretch Ratio Sensor for Cell Analysis;30 9;Optimization of Ligand Surface Concentration for Biosensor based on Imaging Ellipsometry;34 10;Are Defibrillation Thresholds Ruled by a Hyperbolic Strength Duration Relationship?;37 11;Development of a Patient Controlled, Telemetric Bolus System for an Implantable Infusion Pump;41 12;Finite Element Modelling of Microphysiometry on Cellular Specimen;45 13;CD146 detection with real-time total internal reflection imaging ellipsometry;49 14;Space saving Mixed Signal FPGAs for improving processing power and memory capacity as a replacement for µCs in portable biosensor devices;52 15;Nanomaterial based electrochemical transducing platforms for biomedical applications;56 16;Sensor chips for multiparametric real time monitoring of cell metabolism and drug response;60 17;Microfluidic platform for the initiation and investigation of cellular interactions on a single-cell level;64 18;ESOPHAGEAL FLOW CONTROL MODULE FOR TREATMENT OF OBESITY;68 19;Basic Concepts for Active Implantable Valve Development;72 20;Estimation of Magnetic Nanoparticle Diameter with a Magnetic Particle Spectrometer;76 21;Fate of drug loaded-LNCs in cell culture medium - impact on drug delivery strategies;80 22;Speeding up sensor response times by modifying the geometry of the fluidic channel of a disposable array compatible sensor housing for surface acoustic wave biosensors;84 23;Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) Biosensor Chip System - a Promising Alternative for Biomedical Applications;88 24;Multiparametric NeuroLab with integrated MEA & life support;92 25;QCM BASED ON FLOW SYSTEM FOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE;95 26;Automated 24 well neuro-screening system with life support;99 27;Manufacture of SU-8 Micro-Grippers for Mechanical Characterization of Gut Epithelial Cells;102 28;Mathematical methods for interpretation of metabolic signals from living cells on biohybrid sensor chips;106 29;Electroactive Nanoporous Valve for Controlled Drug Delivery;110 30;Fieldbus controlled live support system for cell-based biohybrid measuring systems;113 31;Traveling-wave electrohydrodynamics: a versatile method for collecting nanoscaled objects from fluids;116 32;Preparation of functional magnetic cationic polymeric liposomes via a simple process;119 33;Fluorescent Gold Nanoclusters for Biomedical Applications;123 34;Microelectrode Array (MEA) high resolution electrophysiological mapping of cardiac cell, tissue and organ preparations;127 35;$\alpha$-fetoprotein analysis in human serum through quartz crystal microbalance;131 36;Development of a generic multiple frequency signal generator for BioMEMS;135 37;Precise Deposition of Electrospun Nanofibers and Electrospraying of Nanoparticles as Enabling Techniques for Biomedical Engineering Applications;139 38;Nanomaterials for Positive Contrast Imaging of MR-Visible Implants;143 39;Femtosecond Laser Microstructuring and Bioactivation of Titanium Surfaces forMiddle Ear Ossicular Replacement Prosthesis;147 40;Automation of Chemosensitivity Testing - Enabling Personalized Cancer Therapy;151 41;A novel fabrication route to integrating label-free detection of DNA hybridization in microfluidic channel;155 42;Concept of a Microfluidics and Tunneling Effect-Based BioMEMS to Detect Cells;159 43;Simulation of Drug Release for the Development of Drug-Eluting Stents - Influence of Design and Manufacturing Parameters on Drug Release Kinetics;163 44;Application of an Electronic Nose to Diagnose Liver Cirrhosis from the Skin Surface;165 45;Development and Fabrication of Multielectrode Arrays for Immuno-Assisted Whole Cell Detection Systems