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Great Reputation: Our School of Engineering has been ranked the number 1 for Industrial preference in Taiwan. Also, the National Cheng Kung Medical School and Hospital just one block away from our Institute which makes our biomedical engineering research environment very unique in Taiwan and also in the world. http://www.eng.ncku.edu.tw/english/abroad. Our BME society journal, Journal of Biomedical Engineering (JMBE), has been selected in the Science Citation Index-Expanded (SCIE). Also, I personally serve as Executive Editor-in-Chief of JMBE. Please see the open-access articles of JMBE at http://jmbe.bme.ncku.edu.tw/index.php/bme/ Interdisciplinary Cutting-Edge Research: Our BME Institute is an integrated forum that offers interdisciplinary research to engineering and medical science students (including many physician) engaged in the various areas of biomedical engineering, including biomechanics, medical imaging, tissue engineering, neural engineering, bionanotechnology, biosensing, etc. Our faculty members publish intensively in the international journals, more than 60 SCI publications in past 1.5 year, as shown in the attached file. The prospective students can also understand our faculty research interests and identify the track of their study. Learning Environment and Medical Device Industry: We have offered English-taught courses and seminar for graduate students. Also, most of our faculty members received their PhD degrees from prestigious Universities from United States. It is very common for our graduate students to write their thesis in English. Also, many of our students participate in international exchange program to Yale U., Mayo Clinics, Duke U, Tohoku U (Japan), NUS and NTU (Singapore) and many others. Also, our BME Institute, located closely to Tainan Science Park and Medical Device Special Zone in Southern Taiwan. The students have great opportunities to meet the entrepreneur of growing medical device manufacturers in Taiwan. Scholarship: NCKU Outstanding International Student Scholarship for Postgraduate. Waivers of tuition, credit and on campus accommodation fees are available for all admitted postgraduate students. Assistantship or stipend (annually between 2100 USD and 4200 USD) can be offered depending on the qualification and performance of students. Please check the details from Office of International Affairs, NCKU: http://oia-en.ncku.edu.tw/files/14-1040-51107,r772-1.php Our BME Institute also offers additional travelling support to international conference. Contact: For application, interview and further information, please contact: Jason Chen, Director: at jason@jason.bme.ncku.edu.tw

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Publications of Faculty Members of Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University (2008-2009 July)
Lin SP , Kyriakides TR, Chen JJ* . O n -line observation of cell growth in a three-dimensional matrix on surface modified microelectrode arrays, B i o m a t e r i a l s , 3 0 : 3 1 1 0 -3117, 2009. (ENGINEERING, BIOMEDICAL, 2/51, 4%) Chen CW, Lin WC, Hsu CH, Cheng KS, L o C S * . D e t e c t i n g i n e f f e c t i v e t r i g g e r i n g i n t h e e x p i r a t o r y p h a s e i n mechanically ventilated patients based on airway flow and pressure deflection: feasibility of using a computer a l g o r i t h m . C R I T I C A LC A R EME D I C I N E2 0 0 8 F e b ; 3 6 ( 2 ) : 4 5 5 -461. (CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE, 2/21, 10%) Chang CY, Takahashi Y, Murata T, Shiku H, Chang HC* , Ma t s u e T * . E n t r a p m e n t a n d m e a s u r e m e n t o f a biologically funct i o n a l i z e d m i c r o b e a d w i t h a m i c r o w e l l e l e c t r o d e . L A BO NAC H I P 2 0 0 9 Ma y 7;9(9):1185-1192. (BIOCHEMICAL RESEARCH METHODS, 4/65, 6%) Lin CC, Yang YM, Chen YF, Yang TS*, Chang HC* . An e wp r o t e i n Aa s s a y b a s e d o n R a m a n r e p o r t e r l a b e l e d immunogold nanop a r t i c l e s . B i o s e n s o r s a n d B i o e l e c t r o n i c s 2 0 0 8 O c t 1 5 ; 2 4 ( 2 ) : 1 7 8 -183. (ELECTROCHEMISTRY, 1/22, 5%) He RY, Su YD, Cho KC, Lin CY, Chang NS, Chang CH, C h e n S J * . S u r f a c e p l a s m o n -enhanced two-photon fluorescence microscopy for live cell membrane imaging. O P T I C SE X P R E S S . 2 0 0 9 A p r 1 3 ; 1 7 ( 8 ) : 5 9 8 7 -5997. (OPTICS, 3/64, 5%) Chang L , Ho SY, Chui CS, Lee JH, Du YC, Chen T* . As t a t i s t i c a l a p p r o a c h t o i n f e r t h e m i n i m u ms e t u p d i s t a n c e o f a w e l l c h a m b e r t o t h e w a l l o r t o t h e f l o o r f o r 1 9 2 I r H D Rc a l i b r a t i o n . Medical Physics 2008; 35(6):2214-2217. (RADIOLOGY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE & MEDICAL IMAGING, 13/90, 14%) Wu YN, Chen JJ, Z h a n g L Q , H y l a n d B I * . R e g u l a t i o n o f h i n d -l i m b t o n e b y a d e n o s i n e A 2 Ar e c e p t o r i n r a t s , Neuroscience, 159: 1408-1413, 2009. (NEUROSCIENCES, 66/219, 30%) Peng CW, Chen JJ, C h e n g C L , G r i l l WM* . R o l e o f p u d e n d a l a f f e r e n t s i n v o i d i n g e f f i c i e n c y i n t h e r a t , American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology, 294: R660-R672, 2008. (PHYSIOLOGY,, 31%) Chen LC, Chang CC*, Chang HC* . E l e c t r o c h e m i c a l o x i d a t i o n o f h i s t i d i n e a t a n a n o d i c o x i d i z e d b o r o n -doped d i a m o n d e l e c t r o d e i n n e u t r a l s o l u t i o n . E L E C T R O C H I MI C AA C T A2 0 0 8 F E B1 5 ; 5 3 ( 6 ) 2 8 8 3 -2889. (ELECTROCHEMISTRY, 5/22, 23%) Chiu HY, Hsu HY , Kuo LC, Chang JH, Su FC* . F u n c t i o n a l s e n s i b i l i t y a s s e s s m e n t . P a r t I : d e v e l o p a r e l i a b l e a p p a r a t u s t o a s s e s s m o m e n t a r y p i n c h f o r c e c o n t r o l . J o u r n a l o f O r t h o p a e d i c R e s e a r c h 2 0 0 9 F e b 4;27(8):1116-1121. (ORTHOPEDICS, 4/49, 8%) Hsu HY, Kuo LC, Chiu HY, Jou IM, Su FC* . F u n c t i o n a l s e n s i b i l i t y a s s e s s m e n t . p a r t I I : E f f e c t s o f s e n s o r y i m p r o v e m e n t o n p r e c i s e p i n c h f o r c e m o d u l a t i o n a f t e r t r a n s v e r s e c a r p a l t u n n e l r e l e a s e . J o u r n a l o f O r t h o p a e d i c Research 2009 Apr 28. (ORTHOPEDICS, 4/49, 8%) Lee YY, Chen TS, Al v a r e z T L * . Q u a n t i t a t i v e a s s e s s m e n t o f d i v e r g e n c e e y e m o v e m e n t s . J O U R N A LO F VISION 2008; 8(12):5. (OPHTHALMOLOGY, 9/48, 19%) Lin SP, Chen JJ* , L i a o J D , T z e n g S F . C h a r a c t e r i z a t i o n o f s u r f a c e m o d i f i c a t i o n o n m i c r o e l e c t r o d e a r r a y s f o r in-vitro cell cu l t u r e , B i o m e d i c a l Mi c r o d e v i c e s , v o l . 1 0 , n o . 1 , 9 9 -111, 2008. (ENGINEERING, BIOMEDICAL, 7/51, 14%) Lin CJ, Lin PC, Su FC* . P r e f e r r e d e l b o wp o s i t i o n i n c o n f i n e d w h e e l c h a i r c o n f i g u r a t i o n . J O U R N A LO F BIOMECHANICS 2009 MAY 29; 42(8):1005-1009. (ENGINEERING, BIOMEDICAL, 9/51, 18%) Hsue BJ, Miller F, Su FC* . T h e d y n a m i c b a l a n c e o f t h e c h i l d r e n w i t h c e r e b r a l p a l s y a n d t y p i c a l d e v e l o p i n g d u r i n g g a i t . P a r t I : S p a t i a l r e l a t i o n s h i p b e t w e e n C O Ma n d C O P t r a j e c t o r i e s . G A I T&P O S T U R EA P R2 0 0 9 ; 29(3):465-470. (SPORT SCIENCES, 6/71, 8%) Peng CW, Chen JJ, C h e n g C L , G r i l l WM* . I m p r o v e d b l a d d e r e m p t y i n g i n u r i n a r y r e t e n t i o n b y e l e c t r i c a l s t i m u l a t i o n o f p u d e n d a l a f f e r e n t s , J o u r n a l o f N e u r a l E n g i n e e r i n g , v o l . 5 , 1 4 4 -154, 2008. (ENGINEERING, BIOMEDICAL, 12/51, 24%) Lo HC, Tsai KH, Su FC, C h a n g G L , Y e h C Y * . E f f e c t s o f a f u n c t i o n a l e l e c t r i c a l s t i m u l a t i o n -assisted leg-cycling w h e e l c h a i r o n r e d u c i n g s p a s t i c i t y o f p a t i e n t s a f t e r s t r o k e . J O U R N A LO FR E H A B I L I T A T I O NME D I C I N E Mar 2009; 41(4):242-246. (SPORT SCIENCES, 13/71, 18%) Lin CH ()*, Du YC, Chen T, A d a p t i v e w a v e l e t n e t w o r k f o r m u l t i p l e c a r d i a c a r r h y t h m i a s r e c o g n i t i o n . Expert Systems with Applications, vol. 34, pp. 2601-2611, 2008. (OPERATIONS RESEARCH & MANAGEMENT SCIENCE, 1/64, 2%) Lin CC, Chen LC, Huang CH, Ding SJ, Chang CC, Chang HC* . D e v e l o p m e n t o f t h e m u l t i -functionalized gold nanoparticles with electrochemical-b a s e d i m m u n o a s s a y f o r p r o t e i n Ad e t e c t i o n . J O U R N A LO F ELECTROANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY 2008 JUL 15;619:39-45. (CHEMISTRY, ANALYTICAL, 22/70, 31%) Yang SC, Chen WJ, Yu SW, Tu YK, Kao YH, Chung KC* . R e v i s i o n s t r a t e g i e s f o r c o m p l i c a t i o n s a n d f a i l u r e o f v e r t e b r o p l a s t i e s . E U R O P E A NS P I N EJ O U R N A L2 0 0 8 J u l ; 1 7 ( 7 ) : 9 8 2 -988. (ORTHOPEDICS, 8/49, 16%) Cheng IF, Chang HC* , H o u D , C h a n g H C * . A n i n t e g r a t e d d i e l e c t r o p h o r e t i c c h i p f o r c o n t i n u o u s b i o p a r t i c l e f i l t e r i n g , f o c u s i n g , s o r t i n g , t r a p p i n g , a n d d e t e c t i n g . B I O MI C R O F L U I D I C S2 0 0 7 1 0 Ma y ; 1 : 0 2 1 5 0 3 . (PHYSICS, FLUIDS & PLASMAS, 9/26, 35%)

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Chen HY, Wu JS, Chen JJ*, Chen g J T . I m p a i r e d R e g u l a t i o n F u n c t i o n i n C a r d i o v a s c u l a r N e u r o n s o f N u c l e u s Tractus Solitarii in Streptozotocin-i n d u c e d D i a b e t i c R a t s , N e u r o s c i e n c e L e t t e r s 2 0 0 8 , 4 3 1 ( 2 ) , 1 6 1 -166. (NEUROSCIENCES, 139/219, 63%) Lin HT, Hsu AT*, Chang GL, Chang Chien JR, A n K N , S u F C . D e t e r m i n i n g t h e r e s t i n g p o s i t i o n o f t h e g l e n o h u m e r a l j o i n t i n s u b j e c t s w h o a r e h e a l t h y . P h y s T h e r . 2 0 0 7 D e c ; 8 7 ( 1 2 ) : 1 6 6 9 -82. (REHABILITATION, 4/28, 14%) L e e H M, C h e n J J * , Wu Y N , Wa n g Y L , H u a n g S C , P i o t r k i e w i c z M. , T i m e C o u r s e A n a l y s is of the Effects of Botulinum Toxin Type A on Elbow Spasticity Based on Biomechanical a n d E l e c t r o m y o g r a p h i c P a r a m e t e r s , Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2008, 89(4):692-699. (SPORT SCIENCES, 9/71, 13%) C h e n H S * , L i u P H , C h u n g K C . The Rusch Flexi-S l i p s t y l e t f o r P r o S e a l ( T M) l a r y n g e a l m a s k a i r w a y i n s e r t i o n . CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA-JOURNAL CANADIEN D ANESTHESIE 2008; 55(10):719-720. (ANESTHESIOLOGY, 10/22, 45%) L o H C , T s a i K H , Y e h C Y , C h a n g G L , S u F C * . E v a l u a t i o n o f f u nctional electrical stimulation-assisted leg-p r o p e l l e d w h e e l c h a i r i n h e m i p l e g i c p a t i e n t s . C l i n B i o m e c h ( B r i s t o l , A v o n ) . 2 0 0 8 ; 2 3 S u p p l 1 : S 6 7 -73. (SPORT SCIENCES, 12/71, 17%) L o H C , T s a i K H , S u F C , C h a n g G L , Y e h C Y * . E f f e c t s o f a f u n c t i o n a l e l e c t r i c al stimulation-assisted leg-cycling w h e e l c h a i r o n r e d u c i n g s p a s t i c i t y o f p a t i e n t s a f t e r s t r o k e . J O U R N A LO FR E H A B I L I T A T I O NME D I C I N E 2009 Mar;41(4):242-246. (SPORT SCIENCES, 13/71, 18%) H s u e B J , Mi l l e r F , S u F C * . T h e d y n a m i c b a l a n c e o f t h e c h i l d r e n with cerebral palsy and typical developing d u r i n g g a i t P a r t I I : I n s t a n t a n e o u s v e l o c i t y a n d a c c e l e r a t i o n o f C O Ma n d C O P a n d t h e i r r e l a t i o n s h i p . G A I T& POSTURE APR 2009; 29(3):471-476. (SPORT SCIENCES, 6/71, 8%) H s u e B J * , S u F C . G a i t a n d k i n e m a t i c s of the trunk and lower extremities in stair ascent using quadricane in h e a l t h y s u b j e c t s . G A I T&P O S T U R E2 0 0 9 J a n ; 2 9 ( 1 ) : 1 4 6 -150. (SPORT SCIENCES, 6/71, 8%) C h a n g J H , H o K Y , S u F C * . K i n e t i c a n a l y s i s o f t h e t h u m b i n j a r -opening activity among female a d u l t s . Ergonomics. 2008 Jun;51(6):843-857. (ENGINEERING, INDUSTRIAL, 6/33, 18%) D u Y C , C h e n Y F , T s a i Y T , C h e n T S * . A s s e s s m e n t o f b o n e p r o p e r t y u s i n g q u a n t i t a t i v e u l t r a s o u n d i m a g e s b a s e d o n w h o l e c a l c a n e u s . ME A S U R E ME N TS C I E N C E&T E C H N O L O G Y2 0 0 9 J an; 20(1):015801. (ENGINEERING, MULTIDISCIPLINARY, 12/68, 18%) C h e n C L , L e e J Y , H o r n g R F , L o u S Z , S u F C * . D e v e l o p m e n t o f a t h r e e -degrees-of-freedom moveable platform f o r p r o v i d i n g p o s t u r a l p e r t u r b a t i o n s . P R O C E E D I N G SO F T H EI N S T I T U T I O NO FME C H A N I C A L ENGINEERS PART H-JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE 2009 Jan;223(1):87-97. (ENGINEERING, BIOMEDICAL, 35/51, 69%) S u F C , C h i u H Y , C h a n g J H , L i n C F , H o n g R F , K u o L C * . J a r -opening challenges. Part 1: an apparatus for assessing hand and finger torques and forces in a jar-o p e n i n g a c t i v i t y . P R O C E E D I N G SO F T H E INSTITUTION OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS PART H-JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE. 2009 Jan;223(1):121-129. (ENGINEERING, BIOMEDICAL, 35/51, 69%) Kuo LC, Chang JH, Lin CF, Hsu HY, Ho KY, Su FC*. J a r -opening challenges. Part 2: estimating the force-generating capacity of thumb muscles in healthy young adults during jar-o p e n i n g t a s k s . P r o c e e d i n g s o f the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine 2009;223(5):577-588. (ENGINEERING, BIOMEDICAL, 35/51, 69%) K u o L C , C o o n e y WP 3 r d , A n K N , L a i K Y , Wa n g S M, S u F C * . E f f e c t s o f a g e a n d g e n d e r o n t h e m o v e m e n t w o r k s p a c e o f t h e t r a p e z i o m e t a c a r p a l j o i n t . P R O C E E D I N G SO FT H EI N S T I T U T I O NO FME C H A N I C A L ENGINEERS PART H-JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE 2009 Feb;223(2):133-142. (ENGINEERING, BIOMEDICAL, 35/51, 69%) C h e n H Y , Wu J S , H y l a n d B , L u X D , C h e n J J * . Al o wn o i s e r e m o t e l y c o n t r o l l a b l e w i r e l e s s t e l e m e t r y s y s t e mf o r single-unit recording in rats navigating in a v e r t i c a l m a z e , Me d i c a l &B i o l o g i c a l E n g i n e e r i n g &C o m p u t i n g , vol. 46, no. 8, 833-839, 2008. (COMPUTER SCIENCE, INTERDISCIPLINARY APPLICATIONS, 31/94, 33%) C h u a n g S F , C h e n T Y , C h a n g C H , A p p l i c a t i o n o f d i g i t a l i m a g e c o r r e l a t i o n m e t h o d t o s t u d y d ental composite s h r i n k a g e , S T R A I N , 4 4 ( 3 ) : 2 3 1 -238 2008 (SCI) (MATERIALS SCIENCE, CHARACTERIZATION & TESTING, 6/28, 21%) C h e n S J * , C h e n g K S , C h e n Y T , D a i Y C , S u n Y N , C h a n g K Y , Y u S N . Q u a n t i t a t i v e c o r r e l a t i o n b e t w e e n sonographic textural feature and h i s t o p a t h o l o g i c a l c o m p o n e n t s f o r b r e a s t c a n c e r : p r e l i m i n a r y r e s u l t s . CLINICAL IMAGING 2008 Mar-Apr; 32(2):93-102. (RADIOLOGY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE & MEDICAL IMAGING, 83/90, 92%) Y a n g C S , Y e h ML , H u a n g H C , C h u a n g L Y , Y a n g C H * . A n I m p r o v e d C h i n e s e P h o n etic Morse Code Key-In S y s t e mf o r S e v e r e l y D i s a b l e d I n d i v i d u a l s . J o u r n a l o f t h e C h i n e s e I n s t i t u t e o f E n g i n e e r s 2 0 0 9 ; 3 2 ( 1 ) : 1 2 9 -135. (ENGINEERING, MULTIDISCIPLINARY, 62/68, 91%) C h e n H Y , Wu J S , C h e n J J * , L i C P . Wi r e l e s s T e l e m e t r y S y s t e mf o r S i n g l e -U n i t R e c o r d i n g i n R a t s N a v i g a t i o n , Journal of the Chinese Institute of Engineers, 31:449-458, 2008. (ENGINEERING, MULTIDISCIPLINARY, 62/68, 91%) L i n C J , L i n P C , S u F C * , A n K N . B i o m e c h a n i c s o f w h e e l c h a i r p r o p u l s i o n . J O U R N A LO FME C H A N I C SI N MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2009 Jun; 9(2):229-242. (BIOPHYSICS, 67/70, 96%)