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Laboratory of biomechanics

Coordinates: 48°50′03″N 2°21′27″E / 48.834066°N 2.357453°E / 48.834066; 2.357453
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LBM
Laboratory of biomechanics
Latin
Laboratoire de biomécanique
Research typeapplied research
Field of research
mechanics, imaging, Medicine
DirectorWafa Skalli
Faculty23
Students9
LocationParis, France
48°50′03″N 2°21′27″E / 48.834066°N 2.357453°E / 48.834066; 2.357453
CampusArts et Métiers ParisTech
CNRS
EA CNRS 4494
AffiliationsArts et Métiers ParisTech
Websitehttp://bio-web.paris.ensam.fr

The Institut de Biomécanique Humaine Georges Charpak (IBHGC) is a French research institute located in Paris. It was formerly called the laboratory of biomechanics (French: laboratoire de biomécanique) or LBM until 2013.[1][2] It is under the authority of Arts et Métiers ParisTech.[3] It is part of the Carnot Institute ARTS[4] and currently employs more than 50 persons. It is officially recognized by the CNRS as a host research team (équipe d'acceuil n°4494).

Teaching and research topics

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The main part of the research is focused on the following lines :

  • Modeling of bones and muscle mechanical behavior
  • Improving of safety systems
  • analysis of nervous system/moves interactions

Research teams

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The laboratory is divided in five research teams, which have their own field of research :

  • team 1 : mechanical behavior of body and clinical research
  • team 2 : biomechanics of shocks, confort and safety in transportation
  • team 3 : biomechanics of tissues
  • team 4 : biomechanics, sports and health
  • team 5 : biomechanics and nervous system

Projects

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The LBM is working either with academic or industrial scientific partners. On the European scale, the laboratory is enrolled in 3 initiatives such as the CRAFT-Devaspim project which aims to develop a new kind of vertebral implants.[5] The laboratory is also behind the invention of the EOS imaging system in partnership with the Nobel Prize Georges Charpak.

Facilities and equipment

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The laboratory has many "high-tech" apparatuses, especially in the field of medical imaging. Among them, the EOS system that it developed and improved recently.[6] It also have access to special equipment of the Hospital Henri Mondor, which includes a test platform for moves and walk.

The 20000+ square meters building of the laboratory was completely renewed in 2013.

Locations

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References and notes

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  1. ^ "Institut de Biomécanique Humaine Georges Charpak - Présentation de l'Institut".
  2. ^ "Evaluation and training | argospine the association of research groups for spinal osteosynthesis". argospine.net. Retrieved 2014-04-14.
  3. ^ "Ensam - English - Laboratories". ensam.eu. Archived from the original on 2014-05-05. Retrieved 2014-04-14.
  4. ^ "Mécanique, Matériaux et Procédés (M2P) - Institut Carnot ARTS". ic-arts.eu. Archived from the original on 2014-03-10. Retrieved 2014-04-14.
  5. ^ "Devaspim - INFOBIOMED". docstoc.com. Retrieved 2014-04-14.
  6. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-04-15. Retrieved 2014-04-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)