Research topics of this unit are:
Biomechanics of human joints
Orthopedic implants and other medical devices
Design and use of medical simulators
In vitro testing of medical devices
In vivo movement analysis
The ULTR group was built around Lode Wyns and Serge Muyldermans who started investigating biomolecular structures in the 80's. The initial focus was a biochemical and biophysical analysis of chromatin assembly and structure, necessitating major efforts in the acquisition of the appropriate technological tools, including protein & nucleic acid chemistry, genetic engineering, analytical centrifugation and spectroscopy. In 1989, the long ...