3rd Kuala Lumpur International Conference on Biomedical Engineering 2006: Biomed 2006, 11-14 December 2006, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Paperback, 2007)

Plenary Speakers.- Dart-to-Heart Distance when Taser® Causes Ventricular Fibrillation in Pigs.- Advances and Challenges in Neural Engineering: Neurogenesis, Neurocontrol and Neurochips.- Nanotechnology Impact Towards Innovative Biomedical Engineering.- Invited Speakers.- 3-D Reconstruction of Nasopharyngeal Airways in Malaysian Subjects.- A Hierarchical Artificial Neural Network Model for Giemsa-Stained Human Chromosome Classification.- Fluid Micromixing Technology and Its Applications for Biological and Chemical Processes.- Implantable and Wearable Bionics.- Surface Modification of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Scaffolds for Enhanced Osteoconductivity.- Warping a Neuro-Anatomy Atlas on 3D MRI Data with Radial Basis Functions.- Ex vivo magnetic resonance spectroscopy method for the diagnosis of human stomach cancer.- Artificial Intelligence.- A Comparative Analysis of Zernike moments and Principal Component Analysis as Feature extractors for Face Recognition.- Application of Artificial Neural Network for Estimation of Fetal Weight.- Classification of Breast Lesions Using Artificial Neural Network.- Classification of Risk in Dengue Fever and Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever using Rule Based Expert System.- Comparison of MLP and Elman Neural Network for Blood Glucose Level Prediction in Type 1 Diabetics.- Electroglottographic Signal Acquisition and Neural Network based classification for pathology.- Expert System for Non-Invasive Classification of Total Cholesterol Level Using Bioelectrical Impedance.- Genetic Algorithm for Various Face Emotions Classification.- Hybrid Method for Digits Recognition using Fixed-Frame Scores and Derived Pitch.- Multiple neural networks for Human Face Recognition.- Recognition of Lower Limb Muscle EMG Patterns by using Neural Networks during the Postural Balance Control.- Biological effects of non-ionising electromagnetic fields.- Biological Effects of EMF in Engineering Teaching Laboratories: A Review.- Theta Burst Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Can Modify Cortico-Muscular Coherence in Humans.- Biomaterials.- Cell Adhesion and Degradation Behaviors of Acetylated Chitosan Films.- Degradation of Magnesium Alloys in Biological Solutions and Reduced Phenotypic Expression of Endothelial Cell Grown on These Alloys.- Fabrication of 316L stainless steel parts by Injection Moulding for Biomedical Application using a Novel Binder.- Hardness Evaluation of Porous Hydroxyapatite Coating.- Hydroxyapatite Formation on Acrylic Acid-grafted Porous PLLA Scaffolds in Simulated Body Fluid.- Inhibitive Effect of Antibiotic-Loaded Beads to Cure Chronic Osteomyelitis in Developing Country: Hand-made vs Commercial Beads.- Nanostructure in Bone Apatite.- PCL Electrospun Sheet-Embedded Microporous PLGA Membrane For Effective Guided Bone Regeneration.- Physicochemical Properties and Biological Response of Titanium Surface Modified by Anodic Spark Deposition for Dental Implants.- Poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid) and hydroxyapatite composite films for cartilage reconstruction.- Silverfil: Its Physical Characterization.- Sinterability Of Hydroxyapatite Compacts Prepared By Cold Isostatic Pressing For Clinical Applications.- Standardization of Distance and Angulation of Light Curing Unit Tip Using Distometer.- Structural and conductivity studies in Ag-rich AgI-ZnI2 solid solutions.- Synthesis and characterization of nanocrystalline hydroxyapatite powder via sol-gel method.- The effect of sample preparation and calcination temperature on the production of hydroxyapatite from bovine bone powders.- Topological Analysis of a Polymer Based Contraceptive Using Atomic Force Microscopy.- Rolling Ball Contact as a method for Testing Surface Fatigue of Resin Based Restorative Materials.- Biomechanics.- A Model of Impact Forces during Landing from a Jumping Smash Activity.- A New Modification of Adjustable standing Frame for children with Cerebral Palsy.- A Preliminary Study of Acceptable Load Carriage for Primary School Children.- A