WE Colloquium: Electrosurgical Tissue Joining – a Different Look at a Welding Process

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photo of Roland Chen, Washington State University

Electrosurgical tissue joining processes is a procedure commonly used in surgeries to achieve hemostasis. Spot welding is a close analog to the electrosurgical tissue joining process in that both apply electrical energy along with mechanical compression to complete the joining process. How people studied the welding process in the past provides a logical methodology for studying the electrosurgical tissue joining process. However, biological tissues have very different material properties than metals and some are very sensitive to heat. Achieving tissue joints with high consistency while avoiding thermal-related complications is still challenging. This talk will provide a different look of the welding process for joining tissues, challenges in understanding the tissue joining process, and how we may develop a more efficient tissue joining device.

 

Dr. Roland Chen

Dr. Roland Chen joined the School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at the Washington State University as an Assistant Professor in 2016. He received his BS and MS in Mechanical Engineering from National Taiwan University, and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan (UM).  He is also an Adjunct Assistant Professor with the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at UM.  His research interests, centered at applying manufacturing technology to help improving health care, include biomedical manufacturing, additive manufacturing (3D printing), design and manufacturing of medical devices, and drug delivery. 

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