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ISEF · 2021
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…
ISEF · 2021
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…
ISEF · 2021
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…
ISEF · 2021
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…
ISEF · 2021
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…
ISEF · 2021
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…
ISEF · 2021
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…
ISEF · 2021
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…
ISEF · 2021
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…
ISEF · 2021
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…
ISEF · 2021
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…
ISEF · 2021
Biomedical Engineering
The challenges to study the function of the brain, one of the most complex organs in the human body, have strengthened the need of a new model system. The most promising technology uses huma…
ISEF · 2021
Biomedical Engineering
Diabetes control requires measuring blood glucose levels frequently. All FDA approved methods for monitoring blood glucose concentrations are invasive (i.e. require skin penetration or fluid…
ISEF · 2021
Biomedical Engineering
Independent and safe living is an aspiration for many elderly people; however, it is a luxury that most are unable to attain. Falls, heart conditions, and mental health issues are some of th…
ISEF · 2021
Biomedical Engineering
The purpose of this project was to develop a cost-effective and accurate subvocal interpreter using a novel machine learning algorithm paired with a dual EMG/EEG hardware solution. The solut…
ISEF · 2021
Biomedical Engineering
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) hinders the ability of kidneys to filter the blood effectively and in most cases result in renal failure that forces patients to depend on a blood dialysis machi…
ISEF · 2021
Biomedical Engineering
The currently used ringers are administered hanging on the portable ringer holder but it poses a risk of accidents and restrictions on activities. This study developed a wearable ringer devi…
ISEF · 2021
Biomedical Engineering
Health related morbidity and mortality is on the rise in our country. Diabetes, Blood pressure are 2 serious conditions that can cause morbidity and mortality by causing heart disease, strok…
ISEF · 2021
Biomedical Engineering Fourth Award
Stretchable and wearable strain sensors have grown to prominence in recent years due to its wide-ranging potential applications in health-monitoring devices, human motion detection, and soft…
ISEF · 2021
Biomedical Engineering
Epilepsy affects about 3 million Brazilians and 50 million people worldwide, with 50% of cases having tonic-clonic seizures. The project "Wise Hands - Tonic-Clonic Epileptic Crisis Alert Dev…
ISEF · 2021
Biomedical Engineering
Computed tomography (CT) is an extensively used imaging technology that stacks hundreds of x-ray radiographs captured around a patient to generate detailed physiological images for various c…
ISEF · 2020
Biomedical Engineering
Teen pregnancies account for roughly 11% of all pregnancies in the United States, which among other developed countries is one of the highest rates of teen pregnancies. This can be reduced b…
ISEF · 2020
Biomedical Engineering
The blind need a better way to get interpretable sensory data because current competing products and methods are too expensive or ineffective at compensating for the lack of sight. The essen…
ISEF · 2020
Biomedical Engineering
Human blood plasma contains biomarkers associated with many diseases. Separation of plasma from blood cells is crucial for many disease diagnostics. The current centrifugation separation tec…
ISEF · 2020
Biomedical Engineering
The purpose of this research was to determine the possibility of reducing g-Force and acceleration of frontal impacts in a football player’s position-specific helmet design in an attempt to…
ISEF · 2020
Biomedical Engineering
The scientist set out to develop a novel approach that improves on the commercially available ultrasonic circulatory therapy technology. The device was purchased and analyzed. It was found t…
ISEF · 2020
Biomedical Engineering
Arthritis is a common ailment that affects gait and pressure distribution across patients’ feet. While current treatments include physical therapy, medication, and surgery, these solutions a…
ISEF · 2020
Biomedical Engineering
This project’s purpose was to efficiently and cost-effectively develop an obstructive sleep apnea monitoring and detection device (SMD-1) through the use of sensors and a novel machine learn…
ISEF · 2020
Biomedical Engineering
The A Novel Suture Additive: Use of Beet Extract to Assess for Surgical Wound Infection experiment, has developed a suture that can change color when it comes into contact with an infected w…
ISEF · 2020
Biomedical Engineering
(1) Background: Seeing that Pueraria montana is an invasive species in the Southeastern United States, there has been interest in repurposing the species. Noting that many plants have medici…