Browse 43 real Biomedical Engineering projects from AJAS, with abstracts, awards and links to the original entries.
AJAS · 2026
Biomedical Engineering (inferred)
Hypertension is a leading cause of cardiovascular disease, contributing to strokes, heart attacks, and kidney failure worldwide. Wearable devices utilizing photoplethysmography (PPG) provide…
AJAS · 2026
Biomedical Engineering (inferred)
The project focuses on the development and construction of an exoskeleton glove, or “exoglove,” to enhance human strength, particularly in the wrist and fingers. The idea arises from the gro…
AJAS · 2026
Biomedical Engineering (inferred)
This project addresses the accessibility gap in hypertension monitoring by developing a low-cost, cuffless blood pressure device. With 48.1% of U.S. adults affected by high blood pressure, m…
AJAS · 2026
Biomedical Engineering (inferred)
Thumb basal joint arthritis, also known as carpometacarpal (CMC) joint arthritis, is a common condition that occurs in the hand. A trapeziectomy (removal of the trapezium bone) followed by a…
AJAS · 2026
Biomedical Engineering (inferred)
Exoskeleton robots hold great promise for stroke rehabilitation with upper limb impairments. However, conventional motion-based exoskeletons often lack brain-driven control, limiting user en…
AJAS · 2025
Biomedical Engineering (inferred)
The most common knee injury is a torn meniscus, affecting 65% of all adults and contact-sports athletes. The meniscus is the primary cartilage in the knee, stabilizing over 85% of the total…
AJAS · 2025
Biomedical Engineering (inferred)
This study determines the efficacy of Aloe vera sap in promoting collagen synthesis during the wound healing process, using burn-injured porcine skin as a model. Viable porcine skin samples…
AJAS · 2025
Biomedical Engineering (inferred)
Humans are most biomechanically efficient without shoes. Does this mean that the use of shoes puts our body in a worse biomechanical position to run? This project seeks to find an answer to…
AJAS · 2025
Biomedical Engineering (inferred)
Helmets ideally protect against severe Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) through impact force dissipation over a larger surface area, cranial deceleration over a lengthened period, and energy abs…
AJAS · 2025
Biomedical Engineering (inferred)
Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) is the leading cause of death in the United States. Severe CAD often necessitates the implantation of vascular grafts to redirect blood flow around blocked arte…
AJAS · 2025
Biomedical Engineering (inferred)
The rehabilitation of stroke patients with motor impairments has become a global focus, especially in advancing robotic devices for hand therapy. Current hand rehabilitation systems are insu…
AJAS · 2025
Biomedical Engineering (inferred)
Type II Diabetes has become increasingly prevalent, with over 462 million individuals suffering from the disease worldwide. However, current glucose monitoring methods necessary for maintain…
AJAS · 2025
Biomedical Engineering (inferred)
Neurological disorders, including traumatic brain injuries (TBIs), spinal cord injuries (SCIs), peripheral nerve injuries (PNIs), and neurodegenerative disorders (NDs), affect 1 in 6 individ…
AJAS · 2025
Biomedical Engineering (inferred)
People with spastic cerebral palsy sometimes develop contractures in the hands, reducing their range of motion (ROM). This is especially problematic for children who need their hands to lear…
AJAS · 2025
Biomedical Engineering (inferred)
This project designs a fieldable device for monitoring psychological health in army, navy, air force soldiers, and civilians affordably in remote locations in an easy, affordable way. With n…
AJAS · 2025
Biomedical Engineering (inferred)
Electronic textiles (e-textiles) have shown promise across many fields, one of the most prevalent being healthcare, as they can aid in the rehabilitation of musculoskeletal impairments, some…
AJAS · 2024
Biomedical Engineering (inferred)
Conventional fingertip pulse oximeters have limited accuracy for people with poor circulation. More accurate fingertip pulse oximeter models are very costly, making them an unrealistic expen…
AJAS · 2024
Biomedical Engineering (inferred)
Urine output is an important indicator of the level of renal impairment in patients. Accurately measuring urine output is critical in the treatment of hospitalized patients with renal injury…
AJAS · 2024
Biomedical Engineering (inferred)
Due to the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), individuals with RA cannot perform the meticulous finger movements required to tie one's shoelaces. The goal of this study was to design, bu…
AJAS · 2020
Biomedical Engineering (inferred)
Human blood plasma and other body fluids are routinely used for identifying factors/ biomarkers for clinical diagnosis of numerous diseases. In traditional disease diagnostics, the processes…
AJAS · 2020
Biomedical Engineering (inferred)
This work tested the feasibility of creating a cheap and easy to use platform for measuring the amounts of different analytes, or molecules and ions of interest. Versatile wearable devices f…
AJAS · 2019
Biomedical Engineering (inferred)
More than 20 million Americans suffer from peripheral neuropathy, a disease that degrades both motor and sensory nerve control. This makes it almost impossible to perform vital daily tasks s…
AJAS · 2019
Biomedical Engineering (inferred)
Human blood plasma has shed light on better diagnostics and treatment towards hundreds of diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases, cancer, and Alzheimer’s. However, separation of plasma fr…
AJAS · 2019
Biomedical Engineering (inferred)
Transplanting blood vessels frequently fails because the recipient rejects the donor arteries due to their genetic properties. In addition, many available synthetic products on the market ha…
AJAS · 2019
Biomedical Engineering (inferred)
Three-dimensional (3D) bioprinting conventionally involves additive manufacturing of carbohydrate-based materials such as hydrogel and cellulose. These materials, often referred to as bio-in…
AJAS · 2019
Biomedical Engineering (inferred)
Concussion research has become a very relevant topic across various media outlets. In the NFL there was an increase of 58% on the amount of concussions during the regular season in 2016. Con…
AJAS · 2019
Biomedical Engineering (inferred)
Optical monitoring of muscle hemodynamics in humans after exercise Shubhecchha Dhaurali Medford High School 12thGrade Goal: Use Near-infrared spectroscopy to study calf muscle hemodynamics d…
AJAS · 2019
Biomedical Engineering (inferred)
Type 1 diabetes is diagnosed when there is little or no insulin produced by the beta cells in the pancreas; in type 2 diabetes tissue resistance against insulin is an important underlying pr…
AJAS · 2019
Biomedical Engineering (inferred)
This project will help individuals who suffer from chronic thyroid disease such as hypothyroidism by making it easy to check one’s thyroid hormone levels in the comforts of home. Thyroid dis…
AJAS · 2018
Biomedical Engineering (inferred)
Heart disease is a prevalent issue in the modern world, with 84 million people in the US alone that require regular checkups with clinicians. CordisX aims to provide a cost effective, perso…