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ISEF · 2026
Biomedical Engineering
Over two million women in sub-Saharan Africa live with obstetric fistula. During prolonged obstructed labor, the trapped fetal head compresses the soft tissue lining of the pelvis against bo…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical Engineering
Given that one in every 100 people worldwide suffers from peripheral nerve injuries due to accidents, surgical complications, and various diseases, and because current treatment methods are…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical Engineering
Certain neuromuscular disorders, such as stroke, Parkinson's Disease, multiple sclerosis, and spinal cord injuries, can disrupt neural pathways between the brain and the muscles, leading to…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical Engineering
Magnetic Hyperthermia (MH) is a targeted cancer therapy utilizing magnetic nanoparticles and alternating magnetic fields (AMFs) to induce heat via Néel and Brownian Relaxation. Despite the p…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical Engineering
“Over 105,000 persons in the U.S. died from drug-involved overdose in 2023,” (Ahmad 2024). By creating a device that can detect an overdose and neutralize the effects, hundreds of lives coul…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical Engineering
Assistive mobility devices are important for improving balance, stability, and independence in individuals undergoing motor rehabilitation. In Puerto Rico, many people experience difficulty…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical Engineering
Sleep quality is fundamental to overall health, yet many existing sleep-monitoring devices suffer from signal distortion due to poor and inconsistent skin contact during overnight movement.…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical Engineering
mNeon Green is a fluorescent protein that originates from Branchiostoma lanceolatum . The prior studies on mNeon are minimal, however, there are several studies indicating that fluorescent p…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical Engineering
Electrocardiography (ECG) is the primary diagnostic method for cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of mortality. Conventional wet ECG electrodes (Ag/AgCl) are metal-based and rely on c…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical Engineering
Advanced prosthetic technologies have improved mobility for individuals with limb loss, yet restoring natural motor control and sensory perception remains a crucial challenge. Current system…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical Engineering
Wounds are known to cause mortality and morbidity worldwide. The currently-used wound dressings are not sufficient in terms of proliferation or bacterial mitigation which highlights the need…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical Engineering
This study addresses the prevalent issues of ADHD(attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) and distracted focuses under daily routine; this study aims to bridge the gap between abstract psy…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical Engineering
Migraines are a debilitating neurological condition that impacts over one billion people across the globe, but not enough research or developments on the treatment of migraines have been don…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical Engineering
Gut motility disorders affect over 20% of the population, but standard diagnostic tools, including endoscopy and manometry, are invasive, expensive, limited to clinical settings, and don’t t…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical Engineering
Neurocardiological emergencies claim over 18 million lives every year. With out-of-hospital survival dropping 10% every delayed minute, intervening early is critical. However, generalized ph…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical Engineering
Fully instrumented gait analysis provides clinicians with critical metrics for surgical planning and rehabilitation. It is the gold standard, combining infrared motion capture and force plat…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical Engineering
Stroke is a leading cause of long-term disability in the United States, and no clinical trials to date have successfully reduced neurological impairment in stroke survivors. While stem cell…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical Engineering
Wound infections remain a major challenge in healthcare, often slowing healing, raising treatment costs, and sometimes becoming life-threatening. Most infections are detected only after visi…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical Engineering
Purpose: Millions of deaths are preventable annually, with timely emergency care (WHO). Yet in real life emergencies; lives are lost since help doesn't arrive within critical “golden time”.…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical Engineering
Currently 250,000 to 390,000 Americans are estimated to live with a spinal cord injury. United Spinal Association (2025) states that the number grows by 18,000 approximately every year. That…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical Engineering
Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer worldwide, yet 2.3 billion women lack access to screening due to the prohibitive cost of commercial computer-aided detection systems (~$50…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical Engineering
Assistive grasping of slippery, delicate, or thin objects remains challenging for hand-impaired individuals. Current prosthetic hands and soft grippers often rely on rigid linkages or bulky…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical Engineering
In 2025, the American Cancer Society reported 2.1 million Americans were diagnosed with cancer, which is the leading cause for 1 in 6 deaths. This can largely be attributed to late diagnoses…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical Engineering
As humanity ventures beyond Earth, the challenges of space travel extend beyond rocket science and astrophysics. Astronauts face extreme physiological stress, and during deep-space missions…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical Engineering
MicroMCED is designed to bring routine multicancer screenings to more people with an accessible point of care blood test. Current screening tests require expensive specialized equipment that…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical Engineering
Microplastics have been detected in human blood and are associated with oxidative stress, inflammation, mitochondrial dysfunction, neurotoxicity, and increased risk of DNA instability at con…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical Engineering
Conventional chemotherapy encounters significant challenges, including low tumor targeting efficacy, systemic toxicity, and limited tissue penetration. To address these issues, a novel ZnO n…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical Engineering
Major challenges exist in detecting infectious diseases early on as biomarker concentrations are often below the limit of detection (LoD) of conventional assays. This detection failure leads…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical Engineering
Non-invasive BCIs such as EEG and fNIRS are limited by low spatial resolution and high latency, while invasive neural implants require surgery and pose biocompatibility risks. Existing close…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical Engineering
This project seeks to address the global need for affordable, early screening tools for diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) by engineering a low-cost, self-contained wearable glove that qua…