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News/Research Highlights
Our publication has been selected as an Editor’s Choice in Sensors 2023
Very pleased to share that our publication, “A Wearable Insole System to Measure Plantar Pressure and Shear for People with Diabetes” published on March 2023, has just been selected as an Editor’s Choice in Sensors 2023. Great recognition of our research funded by NIHR and a big step forward in diabetic foot care.
7th Aug 2024
Dr Jinghua Tang presented at ESB 2024
Dr Jinghua Tang delivered an oral presentation entitles ‘Assessing Localised Multi-Directional Plantar Stresses Across Different Terrains Using A Wearable Insole System’ at European Society of Biomechanics 2024 held in Edinburgh, generating lots of research interest.
1st Jul 2024
Doctral College Research Award 2024
Huge congrats to Kirstie Devin for winning University of Southampton Doctoral College Research Awards 2024! Winner for both the School of Engineering and Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences.
25th June 2024
LOMIS Research Engagement Event
Engaging Event at University of Southampton public members and Solent Diabetes UK Support Group joined us to discuss the latest LOMIS research and future development. Grateful for the insightful discussions and suggestions.
21st May 2024
ESMAC 2023
Kirstie Devin: Dynamic socket interface mechanics for a transfemoral amputee during walking
21st September 2023
BioMedEng 2023
Kirstie Devin: Evaluating socket interface pressure and shear for a transfemoral amputee with synchronised gait event detection
14th September 2023
BioMedEng 2023
Hope Shaw: EMG Signal Analysis to Assess Prosthetic Hand Failure During Activities
14th September 2023
Pint of Science 2023
Technology in the Brain - from animals to humans
Hope Shaw: Head, shoulders, knees, and code.
24th May 2023
LOMIS Project Update and Showcase Event Day
An excellent day of LOMIS project meeting at the University of Southampton, joint by LOMIS clinical study team members from Salford and Keele Universities. The LOMIS team also provided latest project update to members from Diabetes UK Southampton and District Group. Thanks for all the discussion and valuable feedback.
24th April 2023
ISPO UK MS 2022
- Kirstie Devin: Evaluating dynamic biomechanics at a transtibial socket interface during gait phases using finite element analysis
- Hope Shaw: A comparative study of myosignals taken from constrained and non-constrained hand and wrist movements
6th October 2022
ESMAC 2022
Kirstie Devin: Biomechanical interaction at a transtibial residuum/socket interface during ambulation
22nd September 2022
BioMedEng22
Kirstie Devin: Experimental evaluation and finite element analysis of biomechanics at a transfemoral socket interface
8th September 2022
Meeting with LOMIS Clinical Advisory Group
The Southampton LOMIS team visited Bournemouth Diabetes and Endocrine Centre at Royal Bournemouth Hospital; part of University Hospitals Dorset Foundation Trust. Debbie Sharman, Consultant Podiatrist for Diabetes, (Dorset HealthCare University Foundation Trust), also part of LOMIS Clinical Advisory Group, offered her expert views on how the LOMIS insole can help in a clinical setting for decision making as well as self-monitoring for patient in daily activities to reduce the risk of diabetic foot ulceration.
14th Apr 2022
LOMIS Showcase Event with local Diabetes UK Group
Hosted by Prof Liudi Jiang, we were excited to share our project progress with members from Diabetes UK Southampton and District Group. LOMIS researcher, Dr Jinghua Tang, introduced our latest prototype and on-going clinical studies. A user-centred approach is an essential part of LOMIS technical development. We are grateful of all the feedback we received during event.
Special thanks to Angie Whitmarsh (Chair of Diabetes UK Southampton and District Group) for helping to organise this event.
12th Apr 2022
Southampton LOMIS team visited ZelemiQ Ltd
Prof Liudi Jiang, Dr Jinghua Tang and Ms Yudan Zhang from the University of Southampton visited Dr Rod Lane (Design Director, ZelemiQ Ltd) at the beautiful West Dean Park near Salisbury. ZelemiQ Ltd provides medical device regulatory consultancy to LOMIS.
2nd Mar 2022
LOMIS clinical investigation and testing involving people with diabetes are currently underway which is led by our Salford team and within the North Manchester Diabetes Centre (part of Manchester University Foundation NHS Trust).
Special thanks to Dr Rod Lane (Design Director, ZelemiQ Ltd) for providing advice on medical device regulatory. (Read more…)
10th Jan 2022
Dr Dan Parker delivered a presentation entitles ‘Challenges for measurement and monitoring of risk in the diabetic foot – The development of a novel in-shoe system’ at ISPO UK & Norway Member Societies Joint ASM 2021, held on 14th – 15th October online.
15th Oct 2021
Innovative in-sole sensors will alert diabetic patients during excessive or extended activities that could trigger foot ulcers in a new system being developed at the University of Southampton. (Read more…)
27th May 2021
National Winner of the IMechE 2019 Healthcare Technologies Early Career Awards
Congratulations to Jinghua Tang who received the prestigious DePuy Prize for his PhD research in “Biomechanical Analysis of Lower Limb Amputee Socket Interface” at the annual event hosted by IMechE Biomedical Engineering Division on 19th June 2019.
19th June 2019
Jinghua Tang’s oral presentation at IEEE World Haptics 2017
Jinghua Tang delivered an oral presentation entitled: ‘A Comprehensive Mechanotransduction Model for Tactile Feedback based on Multi-Axial Stresses at the Fingertip-Contact Interface’ and an invited talk for the ‘Recent Advances in Modelling Skin Mechanics and Tactical Afferent Responses Workshop’ at IEEE World Haptics 2017.
14th June 2017
ISPO 16th World Congress 2017
ISPO’s 16th World Congress 2017 took place in Cape Town, South Africa from 8-11 May 2017 (ISPO2017). Three of our researchers presented their work in the conference.
8th May 2017
Winner of the Best Paper Prize for Advancing Technology at ISPO World Congress 2017
Jinghua Tang was awarded the ‘Best Paper Prize for Advancing Technolog’y for the oral presentation entitled ‘Method to assess biomechanical coupling at trans-femoral residuum/socket interface’ at the ISPO World Congress, Cape Town, South Africa.
8th May 2017
Winner of William James Prize 2015
Dr Piotr Laszczak won the prestigious, national IET William James Award in 2015. The William James Award is presented to the student whose PhD research shows the most potential to contribute towards the development and improvement of the Biomedical Engineering.
25th February 2015
Winner of British Limbless Ex-Service Men's Association (Blesma) Prize 2015
Dr Piotr Laszczak won the BLESMA Prize for the presentation entitled ‘Effects of clinical interventions and everyday activities on the dynamic loading at the lower limb stump/socket interface’ at the 2015 ISPO UK Annual Scientific Meeting in St Hugh’s College.
28th May 2015
Winner of the Limbless Association Prize 2014
Mr Jinghua Tang was the winner of the Limbless Association Prize for his oral presentation entitled ‘Influence of stump/socket relative movement on gait analysis for above knee amputees – a case study’ at the 2014 ISPO UK Annual Scientific Meeting.
4th October 2014
BBC: Pressure sensors to help prevent pain for amputees
Dr Liudi Jiang from the University of Southampton, who is leading the project, says the sensors could act as what she calls a "second skin".
"A large number of lower limb amputees may suffer from nerve damage and they have reduced skin sensation. That means they don't feel the pain or the tissue injury as effectively as we do. And it may be too late, because once that soft tissue is compromised it could lead to infection and could be really serious."
15th April 2014
