Multi-Objective Optimisation of Human Exposure for Various 5G Network Topologies in Switzerland (Comput. Netw.)

German Castellanos, Simon De Ghesellea, Luc Martens, Niels Kuster, Wout Joseph, Margot Deruycka, and Sven Kuehn, Computer Networks, 24 October 2022, Volume 216, Article No. 109255, online 8 August 2022; doi: 10.1016/j.comnet.2022.109255

SEAWave Kick-Off Meeting

In mid-July, the IT’IS Foundation and its project partners met in Thessaloniki, Greece, to kick off the recently approved Horizon Europe SEAWave Project.

Noninvasive Stimulation of Peripheral Nerves using Temporally-Interfering Electrical Fields (Adv. Healthc. Mater.)

Boris Botzanowski, Mary J. Donahue, Malin Silverå Ejneby, Alessandro L. Gallina, Ibrahima Ngom, Florian Missey, Emma Acerbo, Donghak Byun, Romain Carron, Antonino M. Cassarà, Esra Neufeld, Viktor Jirsa, Peder S. Olofsson, Eric Daniel Głowacki, and Adam Williamson, Advanced Healthcare Materials 2022, Volume 11, Issue 7, Article No. 2200075, online 24 June 2022; doi: 10.1002/adhm.202200075

Noninvasive Monitoring of Intracranial Pulse Waves (IEEE T. Bio-Med Eng.)

Andreas Spiegelberg, Andrea Boraschi, Fariba Karimi, Myles Capstick, Arya Fallahi, Esra Neufeld, Niels Kuster, and Vartan Kurtcuoglu, IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, Volume 70, Issue 1, January 2023, online 28 June 2022; doi: 10.1109/TBME.2022.3186748

Rapid SAR Optimization for Hyperthermic Oncology: Combining Multi-Goal Optimization and Time-Multiplexed Steering for Hotspot Suppression (Int. J. Hyperthermia)

Redi Poni, Esra Neufeld, Myles Capstick, Stephan Bodis, and Niels Kuster, International Journal of Hyperthermia 2022, Volume 39, Issue 1, pp. 758–771, online 2 June 2022; doi: 10.1080/02656736.2022.2080284

Experimental Exposure Evaluation from the Very Close Near- to the Far-Field Using a Multiple-Multipole Source Reconstruction Algorithm (IEEE Trans. Antennas Propag.)

Kristian S. Cujia, Arya Fallahi, Sylvain Reboux, and Niels Kuster, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, September  2022, Volume 70, Issue 9, pp. 8461–8472, online 30 May 2022; doi: 10.1109/TAP.2022.3177564

Eurostars Project OptiStim Kick-Off Meeting

At the end of May, team members from Z43 and Salvia BioElectronics B.V. met virtually to kick off the newly approved Eurostars project OptiStim.

TIBS-R & TIBS-R-MRI: New Technology for Temporal Interference Research

Today, TI Solutions AG released a demo of the final prototype device for advanced research in temporal interference brain stimulation.

IT'IS Annual Report 2021

The annual report of the IT'IS Foundation for 2021 has been published and includes:  An overview of the current projects  A summary of how personalized simulations help patients with spinal cord injury walk again

as well as information on:

Key figures and infrastructure Selected publications Our team, including the board members Selected partners and sponsors

Improving Needleless Electrospinning Throughput by Tailoring Polyurethane Solution Properties with Polysiloxane Additives (ACS Appl. Polym. Mater.)

Kamran Iranshahi, Jean Schoeller, Nicolas Luisier, Michael Chung, Sina Hashemi Zadeh, Giuseppino Fortunato, Thijs Defraeye, and Rene Rossi, ACS Applied Polymer Materials, Volume 04, Issue 03, pp. 2205–2215, online: 01 March 2022; doi: 10.1021/acsapm.2c00263

Tissue Properties Database V4-1: Updates for Low Frequency

IT'IS has upgraded its Tissue Properties Database. The new version includes the latest updates form the literature on low-frequency electric conductivity measurements as well as additions for the tissues that form the internal structures of the eye.

Activity-Dependent Spinal Cord Neuromodulation Rapidly Restores Trunk and Leg Motor Functions after Complete Paralysis (Nat. Med.)

Andreas Rowald, Salif Komi, Robin Demesmaeker, Edeny Baaklini, Sergio Daniel Hernandez-Charpak, Edoardo Paoles, Hazael Montanaro, Antonino Cassarà, Fabio Becce, Bryn Lloyd, Taylor Newton, Jimmy Ravier, Nawal Kinany, Marina D´Ercole, Aurélie Paley, Nicolas Hankov, Camille Varescon, Laura McCracken, Molywan Vat, Miroslav Caban, Anne Watrin, Charlotte Jacquet, Léa Bole-Feysot, Cathal Harte, Henri Lorach, Andrea Galvez, Manon Tschopp, Natacha Herrmann, Moïra Wacker, Lionel Geernaert, Isabelle Fodor, Valentin Radevich, Katrien Van Den Keybus, Grégoire Eberle, Etienne Pralong, Maxime Roulet, Jean-Baptiste Ledoux, Eleonora Fornari, Stefano Mandija, Loan Mattera, Roberto Martuzzi, Bruno Nazarian, Stefan Benkler, Simone Callegari, Nathan Greiner, Benjamin Fuhrer, Martijn Froeling, Nik Buse, Tim Denison, Rik Buschman, Christian Wende, Damien Ganty, Jurriaan Bakker, Vincent Delattre, Hendrik Lambert, Karen Minassian, Cornelis A. T. van den Berg, Anne Kavounoudias, Silvestro Micera, Dimitri Van De Ville, Quentin Barraud, Erkan Kurt, Niels Kuster, Esra Neufeld, Marco Capogrosso, Leonie Asboth, Fabien B. Wagner, Jocelyne Bloch, and Grégoire Courtine, Nature Medicine 2022, online 7 February 2022; doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-021-01663-5

IT’IS Modeling Pipeline Is Key Component in Restoring Mobility after Severe Spinal Cord Injury

Nature Medicine publishes STIMO study results showing that biomimetic epidural electrical stimulation based on personalized in silico treatment modeling in Sim4Life enables patients with clinically complete spinal cord injury to walk, stand, cycle, and swim again.

Zurich43 Retreat 2022: Witches vs. Bill Gates

Zurich43's retreat, held 31 January – 01 February 2022, was themed "Witches vs. Bill Gates: Conspiracy Beliefs & the Role of Science — Implications for Gender Bias & Inequality". In addition to an examination of conspiracy theories and how to debunk them, a specific goal of the retreat was to kick-start formulation of Z43's Gender Equality Plan.

Visible Human Overhaul: Release of Male ViP Model Eddie cV3-1

After being on the shelf for almost 20 years, IT’IS is proud to bring the Visible Human male model to new life in superior quality and consistent with other Virtual Population (ViP) models: the male anatomical phantom Eddie cV3-1!

Hyperthermia: A Potential Game-Changer in the Management of Cancers in Low-Middle-Income Group Countries (Cancers)

Niloy R. Datta, Bharati M. Jain, Zatin Mathi, Sneha Datta, Satyendra Johari, Ashok R. Singh, Pallavi Kalbande, Pournima Kale, Vitaladevuni Shivkumar, and Stephan Bodis, Cancers 2022, Volume 14, Issue 2, Article No. 315, online 9 January 2022; doi: 10.3390/cancers14020315

Launch of TI Solutions Early Adopter Program

IT’IS joins forces with TI Solutions AG to establish an Early Adopter Program to advance temporal interference stimulation technology

Intercomparison of Calculated Incident Power Density and Temperature Rise for Exposure From Different Antennas at 10–90 GHz (IEEE Access)

Kun Li, Yinliang Diao, Kensuke Sasaki, Alexander Prokop, Dragan Poljak, Vicko Doric, Jingtian Xi, Sachiko Kodera, Akimasa Hirata, and Walid El Hajj, IEEE Access 2021, Volume 9, pp. 151654–151666, online 13 November 2021; doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3126738

Estimated All-Day and Evening Whole-Brain Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields Doses, and Sleep in Preadolescents (Environ. Res.)

Alba Cabré-Riera, Luuk van Wel, Ilaria Liorni, M. Elisabeth Koopman-Verhoeff, Liher Imaz, Jesús Ibarluzea, Anke Huss, Joe Wiart, Roel Vermeulen, Wout Joseph, Myles Capstick, Martine Vrijheid, Elisabeth Cardis, Martin Röösli, Marloes Eeftens, Arno Thielens, Henning Tiemeier, Mònica Guxens, Environmental Research 2021, 112291, online 29 October 2021; doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.112291

Radio-Frequency Exposure of the Yellow Fever Mosquito (A. aegypti) from 2 to 240 GHz (PLoS Comput. Biol.)

Eline De Borre, Wout Joseph, Reza Aminzadeh, Pie Müller, Matthieu Boone, Iván Josipovic, Sina Hashemizadeh, Niels Kuster, Sven Kühn, and Arno Thielens, PLOS Computational Biology 2021, Volume 17, Issue 10, Article Number e1009460, online 28 October 2021; doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1009460

On the Dielectric Measurement of Thin Layers Using Open-Ended Coaxial (IEEE T. Instrum. Meas.)

Arya Fallahi, Sina Hashemizadeh, and Niels Kuster, IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, Volume 70, Article number: 3123257, online 26 October 2021; doi: 10.1109/TIM.2021.3123257

Young Investigator Best Abstract Award at ICHO2021

The Young Investigator Best Abstract Award at ICHO2021 was given to IT'IS PhD student Redi Poni.

ESHO Benchmarks for Computational Modeling and Optimization in Hyperthermia Therapy (Int. J. Hyperthermia.)

Margarethus M. Paulides, Dario B. Rodrigues, Gennaro G. Bellizzi, Kemal Sumser, Sergio Curto, Esra Neufeld, Hazael Montanaro, H. Petra Kok, and Hana Dobsicek Trefna, International Journal of Hyperthermia 2021, Volume 38, Issue 1, pp. 1425–1442, online 28 September 2021; doi:10.1080/02656736.2021.1979254

Student Platform Award at BioEM2021

IT'IS PhD student Redi Poni was awarded a student platform award for excellence in his online presentation at BioEM2021

Temperature Dependence of the Microwave Dielectric Properties of γ‑Aminobutyric Acid (Sci. Rep.)

Jie Hou, Sisay Mebre Abie, Runar Strand-Amundsen, Yuri M. Galperin, Joakim Bergli, Christin Schuelke, Sina Hashemizadeh, and Ørjan Grøttem Martinsen, Scientific Reports 2021, Volume 11, Article Number 18082, online 10 September 2021; doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-97178-7

MorphoSONIC: A Morphologically Structured Intramembrane Cavitation Model Reveals Fiber-Specific Neuromodulation by Ultrasound (iScience)

Théo Lemaire, Elena Vicari, Esra Neufeld, Niels Kuster, and Silvestro Micera, iScience, September 2021, Volume 24, Issue 9, Article No. 103085, online 6 September 2021; doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2021.103085

IT’IS Receives o²S²PARC Year 5 Award

Induced Radiofrequency Fields in Patients Undergoing MR Examinations: Insights for Risk Assessment ( Phys. Med. Biol.)

Aiping Yao, Manuel Murbach, Tolga Goren, Earl Zastrow, Wolfgang Kainz, and Niels Kuster, Physics in Medicine and Biology, Volume 66, Article Number 185014, September 2021, online 26 August 2021; doi: 10.1088/1361-6560/ac212d

Transverse Confinement of Electron Beams in a 2D Optical Lattice for Compact Coherent X-Ray Sources (New J. Phys.)

Arya Fallahi, Niels Kuster, and Lukas Novotny, New Journal of Physics, 23 August 2021, Volume 23, Article number: 083033, online 04 August 2021; https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/ac1a99

Reflection Properties of the Human Skin From 40 to 110 GHz: A Confirmation Study (Bioelectromagnetics)

Andreas Christ, Adrian Aeschbacher, Fereshteh Rouholahnejad, Theodoros Samaras, Bernadetta Tarigan, and Niels Kuster, Bioelectromagnetics, Volume 42, No. 7, pp. 562 – 574, October 2021, online 21 July 2021; doi: 10.1002/bem.22362