Biomedical Engineering
Artificial skin is a synthetic membrane structure that mimics the flexibility and sensory functions of biological skin. Similar to receptors in biological skin sending signals to neurons in…
Biomedical Engineering
Spider silk fiber is very durable and can be used in a variety of industries, ranging from biomedicine to military. It is not possible to obtain this fiber naturally, on an industrial scale,…
Biomedical Engineering
Abstract: Stress Urinary Incontinence, also known as SUI, is the leakage of urine by vigorous activities such as coughing and sneezing when pressure is exerted on the urethra. SUI is prevale…
Biomedical Engineering
Applications of machine learning (ML) to the cancer pathology field will lead to earlier and more accurate cancer diagnosis. Cancer must be treated in its early stages for the treatment to b…
Biomedical Engineering
The COVID-19 Pandemic emphasizes the need for a Track, Trace, and Isolate approach (TTI) in society. Solutions (like mobile apps and Bluetooth devices/sensors) proposed for COVID-19 risk man…
Biomedical Engineering
Food allergies and food poisoning are widely spread. Globally, 220-250 million people suffer from food allergies. Some allergic reactions called anaphylactic reactions are fatal especially i…
Biomedical Engineering
Communications between deaf and persons who can hear and speak have always been a challenging task. According to the report issued by WHO, April 2021, there's an estimate of 430 Million pers…
Biomedical Engineering
Prosthetic arms are expensive. Without insurance, for a prosthetic arm one can be expected to pay anywhere from $2,000-$10,000 for a cosmetic and between $20,000-$100,000 for a functional ar…
Biomedical Engineering
This project represents a prosthetic device that can be an external wearable mobile, machine that covers the hand or part of it. The movement is generated by pneumatic and electric motors. A…
Biomedical Engineering
Fourth Award
There are upwards of 7.5 million people suffering from speech impairment caused by conditions such as stroke, ALS, and cerebral palsy. These paralyzed patients can’t speak, as they can’t use…
Biomedical Engineering
Worldwide, around 50 million people have dementia, with nearly 60% living in low and middle income countries. Every year, there are nearly 10 million new cases. Our project aimed to develop…
Biomedical Engineering
Third Award
More than 1 billion people worldwide suffer from lung diseases. The magnitude of this public health burden has been further escalated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Conventionally, lung disorders…
Biomedical Engineering
Third Award
Stroke was among the top causes of adult disability globally. Stroke patients required early rehabilitation for better recovery. However, they faced various problems to follow through instit…
Biomedical Engineering
This paper presents the study of cellular structures with the purpose of creating microactuators, some of which have applications in medicine or MEMS. The microactuators were developed after…
Biomedical Engineering
Parkinson's disease (PD) affects the central nervous system and causes symptoms related to movement, such as hand tremors. Currently, PD diagnosis is based on the Unified Parkinson's Disease…
Biomedical Engineering
Fourth Award
The goal of this project is to automize the Test of Gross Motor Development (TGMD) so that it can be widely applied in schools and potentially benefit billions of children. Gross motor devel…
Biomedical Engineering
Orthodontic brackets often have sharp edges that poke the inside of patients' cheeks and sometimes even the inner lip, creating cuts and sores within the patient's mouth. Currently, there is…
Biomedical Engineering
The ability of microfluidic (MF) device technologies to provide a lot of information with a small amount of sample, the opportunities it provides increases their use in the medical field in…
Biomedical Engineering
In the field of neuroscience, rat brain models are crucial for research and experimental testing. One of the leading solutions for animal and human experimentation is using phantoms: functio…
Biomedical Engineering
Bio-bots are biohybrid machines powered by bioactuators composed of tissue-engineered mammalian cells. These systems which exceed the standard limitations of programmed machines promise appe…
Biomedical Engineering
Twenty million Americans who suffer from cardiovascular events use anticoagulation therapy. With two million new annual users of Warfarin, accessibility to INR monitoring machines has become…
Biomedical Engineering
In the United States, amputations have been occuring at a rate 185,000 amputations per year, and this high rate adds to the current 2,000,000 amputees needing prosthetics. To provide a sense…
Biomedical Engineering
I invented and developed The Giraffe Walker to address one of society’s significant issues- the incidence of falls by the elderly and the consequent injury, loss of confidence, self-esteem a…
Biomedical Engineering
Adult stem cells are significant candidates in regenerative medicine due to their ability to self-renew and differentiate into multiple specialized cells. Dental pulp stem cells (DPSCs) are…
Biomedical Engineering
Fourth Award
CPM actuators are used to assist the rehabilitation of patients who lost their athletic mobilities. These devices require structural stability and enough output force to assist the medicatio…
Biomedical Engineering
Fourth Award
This year alone, 1 million Americans suffer from Parkinson’s Disease (PD); 5 million from Alzheimer’s (AD); and 400,000 from Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Neurodegenerative diseases affect the ne…
Biomedical Engineering
COVID-19, a raging worldwide pandemic, is constantly redefining the norm in healthcare systems with new demands and practices. Due to risk of infection, many people are apprehensive to visit…
Biomedical Engineering
Many potential researchers in underdeveloped countries do not have access to the tools they need to make medical discoveries or solve health problems in their communities. One such tool is t…
Biomedical Engineering
The purpose of this project was to use machine learning to accurately categorize abnormal lung sounds. Hundreds of millions of people die globally due to respiratory diseases that would be t…
Biomedical Engineering
Haptic feedback has a range of applications in virtual reality technology and robotic devices. Current haptic feedback systems limit motion and make their use less intuitive due to their cum…