Search for dissertations about: "Portable"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 242 swedish dissertations containing the word Portable.

  2. 1. Advancing portable, aqueous drug delivery to the human lung

    Author : Torben Last; Göran Stemme; Niclas Roxhed; Claus-Michael Lehr; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Portable Inhaler; Biopharmaceuticals; Soft-mist inhaler; Transport vesicles; Microfluidic packaging; High-pressure microfluidics; aerosolization; cleanroom-free fabrication; drug delivery; micro-electromechanical systems MEMS ; Applied Medical Technology; Tillämpad medicinsk teknik;

    Abstract : Lung disease profoundly impacts human health: many lung diseases are currently without cure and require continued treatment. Due to their ease of use and integration into the daily routine, portable inhalers are the preferred treatment option for patients. READ MORE

  4. 2. Textile-enabled Bioimpedance Instrumentation for Personalised Health Monitoring Applications

    Author : Javier Ferreira Gonzalez; Kaj Lindecrantz; Fernando Seoane; Javier Jiménez Leube; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; personal healthcare systems; bioimpedance; wearable; portable; monitoring; textrodes; body composition; chronic kidney disease; ambient assisting living; wireless sensor;

    Abstract : A growing number of factors, including the costs, technological advancements, an ageing population, and medical errors are leading industrialised countries to invest in research on alternative solutions to improving their health care systems and increasing patients’ life quality. Personal Health System (PHS) solutions envision the use of information and communication technologies that enable a paradigm shift from the traditional hospital-centred healthcare delivery model toward a preventive and person-centred approach. READ MORE

  5. 3. Centrifugal microfluidics-based point of care diagnostics at resource limited settings

    Author : Ahmad Saleem Akhtar; Aman Russom; Ines Fernandes Pinto; Nicole Pamme; KTH; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; microfluidics; centrifugal microfluidics; point-of-care; low-cost; diagnostics; agarose beads; immunoassays; colorimetry; fluorescence; cytokines; nucleic acid amplification; isothermal amplification; COVID-19; portable; smartphone; resource limited settings.; Biotechnology; Bioteknologi;

    Abstract : Advancements in medical diagnostics have allowed us to understand the underlying mechanism and treat the root cause for many diseases which had been causing morbidity and mortality up until this point in human history. Furthermore, many of the standard diagnostic procedures have now been transformed to provide answers at or near the point-of-care. READ MORE

  6. 4. Portable Tools for Interoperable Grids : Modular Architectures and Software for Job and Workflow Management

    Author : Johan Tordsson; Erik Elmroth; Ramin Yahyapour; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Grid computing; scheduling; resource brokering; performance predictions; advance reservations; coallocation; standards-based infrastructure; interoperability; service-oriented architecture; job management; workflows; data flow; Computer science; Datavetenskap;

    Abstract : The emergence of Grid computing infrastructures enables researchers to shareresources and collaborate in more efficient ways than before, despite belongingto different organizations and being geographically distributed. While the Gridcomputing paradigm offers new opportunities, it also gives rise to newdifficulties. READ MORE

  7. 5. Assessment and Evaluation of Man-portable Robots for High-Risk Professions in Urban Settings

    Author : Carl Lundberg; Henrik Christensen; Stefan Axberg; Paolo Fiorini; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; robot; evaluation; military; urban; man-portable; UGV; Other technology; Övriga teknikvetenskaper;

    Abstract : There are a number of professions in which exposure to life threatening risks is part of daily routine and robots could possibly be used to avoid some of these. In fact, there are applications in which this is already done, the most prominent being bomb disposal and mine clearing. READ MORE