Heikki Nieminen
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor
T314 Dept. Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering
Key interest: research and innovation in medical physics and biomedical engineering.
Research interests: biomedical high-intensity ultrasound applications, e.g. ultrasonic drug delivery & therapy, acoustic trapping, cancer diagnostics.
Innovation interests: new diagnostic and interventional platforms, translation of research findings into clinic via commercialization, Biodesign innovation process
Full researcher profile
https://research.aalto.fi/...
Honors and awards
Winner of pitching competition at Y Science at Slush 2021 side event
Awarded to Auroptic Medical Oy (company established after academic project Lightopsy): Pitching event Y Science at Slush side event, category: Health and Pharma; role: team leader of Aalto Part of the Lightopsy project; co-founder of Auroptic Medical Oy.<br/><br/>https://www.aalto.fi/fi/uutiset/auroptic-medicalille-slush-voitto
Invitation or ranking in competition
Department of Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering
Jan 2021
Publications
Needle bevel geometry influences the flexural deflection magnitude in ultrasound-enhanced fine-needle biopsy
Saif Bunni, Heikki J. Nieminen
2022
Scientific Reports
An ultrasonically actuated fine-needle creates cavitation in bovine liver
Emanuele Perra, Nick Hayward, Kenneth P.H. Pritzker, Heikki J. Nieminen
2022
Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
An ultrasonically actuated needle promotes the transport of nanoparticles and fluids
Emanuele Perra, Nick Hayward, Kenneth P.H. Pritzker, Heikki J. Nieminen
2022
Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
Ultrasound-Enhanced Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy Provides Improved Yield in Human Tissue
Yohann Le Bourlout, Minna Rehell, Emanuele Perra, Jouni Rantanen, Nicholas Hayward, Gösta Ehnholm, Jaana Rautava, Jussi Tarkkanen, Timo Atula, Aro K., Heikki Nieminen
2021
Two-stage ultrasonic atomization using a gravity-fed pre-stage
Balasubramanian Nallannan, Ilkka Nissilä, Mikko Seppänen, Henri Siljanen, Heikki J. Nieminen
2021
2021 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS)
Ultrasonic actuation of a fine-needle improves biopsy yield
Emanuele Perra, Eetu Lampsijärvi, Gonçalo Barreto, Muhammad Arif, Tuomas Puranen, Edward Hæggström, Kenneth P.H. Pritzker, Heikki J. Nieminen
2021
Scientific Reports
Simulation Study of kHz Wave Modes Generated by a Wedge Embedded in Tissue
Saif Bunni, Heikki J. Nieminen
2020
IUS 2020 - International Ultrasonics Symposium, Proceedings
A novel ultrasonic haptic device induces touch sensations with potential applications in neuroscience research
Nick Hayward, Emelie Lewis, Emanuele Perra, Veikko Jousmaki, Veli Matti Saarinen, Francis McGlone, Mikko Sams, Heikki Nieminen
2020
IUS 2020 - International Ultrasonics Symposium, Proceedings
Quantifying Subresolution 3D Morphology of Bone with Clinical Computed Tomography
S. S. Karhula, M. A. J. Finnila, S. J. O. Rytky, D. M. Cooper, J. Thevenot, M. Valkealahti, K. P. H. Pritzker, M. Haapea, Antti Joukainen, P. Lehenkari, H. Kröger, R. K. Korhonen, H. J. Nieminen, S. Saarakkala
2020
Annals of Biomedical Engineering
A Novel Transducer Construct Enables Miniaturisation of an Ultrasonically Actuated Medical Needle
Yohann Le Bourlout, Emanuele Perra, Gösta Ehnholm, Heikki Nieminen
2020