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ISEF · 2019
Biomedical Engineering
With enormous advancements in nanotechnology, it is becoming increasingly more applicable for the translation of this technology into medicine.Through bio-hybridization, it is possible to de…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical Engineering
The random use of antibiotics by people, especially taking them at the slightest pain in throat, or tonsils affects the immunity in the body. As the pain could be caused by a bacteria or a v…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical Engineering
Point of care technology, which monitors the human body through direct-contact sensors, has been on the rise. The next step would be to sense problems and then release medicine or nano-techn…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical Engineering
Over the years, I have worked with the visually impaired and the blind community in aiding them in different necessities of their lives. The visually impaired and the blind are sometimes ove…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical Engineering
Fingers are an important part of the body and are needed for everyday life. If someone were to lose even a single digit, a significant amount of hand dexterity will be lost. The purpose of t…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical Engineering
Cardiovascular disease is the worldwide leading cause of death, yet there is a salient lack of cheap and proactive solution towards this problem on a global scale. To address this issue, a c…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical Engineering
Fishiotherapy is a “Virtual Reality Interfacing” unit that harnesses and extends XR technologies to provide low cost, personalised and supplemental physiotherapy services to patients sufferi…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical Engineering
Today, at a global level, we see that the majority of deaths are attributed to the category of diseases which involve abnormal concentrations of cells and proteins. Consequently, the develop…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical Engineering
The present invention is a wearable shoe to capture various specific GAIT parameters such as spatial-temporal, clearance and plantar pressure distribution. The invention is integration of pa…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical Engineering Fourth Award
Mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) derived exosomes, or extracellular vesicles (EVs), possess stem-cell like therapeutic and regenerative capabilities while avoiding limitations of stem cell therap…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical Engineering Third Award
Pedicle probes are medical devices used during spinal fusion surgeries for patients with scoliosis or spinal fractures. The probe creates pilot holes to guide placement of pedicle screws in…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical Engineering
Nanoparticles have become an essential tool for biomedical applications. For example, gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) are used in nanomedicine and they are also being tested for diagnosis, detect…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical Engineering
Background: EGFR is a type of cell surface receptor that is responsible for cell growth, especially in epithelial tissues. Studies show that in some tumors, EGFR is overexpressed, especially…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical Engineering
This project aims to allow visually impaired people to use their hands to feel various graphics and pictures encountered in everyday life. There is a sculptural technique known as "relief" w…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical Engineering
In the U.S., catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) are responsible for 449,334 diagnoses/yearly, 13,000 deaths/yearly, and medical expenses of over $450 million/yearly. The c…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical Engineering
I built a navigational white cane whose purpose is to help the visually impaired navigate around objects more easily. Since I found few equivalent devices on the market for the visually impa…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical Engineering Fourth Award
The SmartSleeve is a non-invasive wearable device that can provide real-time physiological and clinical measurements with wireless embedded sensing technology will improve the rehabilitation…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical Engineering
To diagnose a concussion or other traumatic brain injury, a physician will have to conduct a MRI, CT scan, or an EEG, all of which are lengthy processes. Many careers have come to a halt due…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical Engineering
Parkinson’s disease is a progressive disease of the nervous system that affects 10 million people each year. It is often characterized by resting tremor and stiffness. With difficulty in fin…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical Engineering
Spasticity is a symptom of an upper motor neuron syndrome, which is shown by the change of resistance as the passive stretch differs, especially by joint velocity and position. In the practi…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical Engineering Third Award
Although melanoma is treatable with early detection, it accounts for nearly 80% of all skin cancer-related deaths. Diagnosis is limited to time-consuming and expensive biopsies, leading to l…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical Engineering
Purpose: Microsurgery is a general term for surgery requiring an operational microscope. We believe that it is one of the most promising and complex branches of medicine, where we can hopefu…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical Engineering
Many people do not know when to reapply sunscreen, if at all, greatly contributing to the increase in melanoma incidence worldwide. While many health organizations recommend reapplication ev…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical Engineering
SAVIUTS (Sensory Aid for the Visually Impaired Using Time-of-flight Sensors) is a sensory aid device that has the potential of impacting millions of lives around the world. Traditional visua…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical Engineering
Cancer is one of the most dangerous diseases in the world. Briefly, Cancer is an abnormal cell growth that can spread to other parts of the body. This growth is called tumor. According to In…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical Engineering
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death with over 2300 deaths daily and costs approximately $330 billion annually. Platelet hyperaggregation in CVD, especially with diabet…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical Engineering
Approximately 350 million people worldwide have arthritis. Arthritis is an inflammation of the joints, it can affect one joint or multiple joints. The most common type of arthritis is Osteoa…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical Engineering Third Award
Worldwide, 420,000 people die annually from foodborne illnesses. Almost 30% are children under the age of five. In this study, a portable, solar powered device was designed, built, and teste…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical Engineering Third Award
Although Computer Axial Tomography (CT) scans are used every day as a critical medical imaging process, there are risks of radiation exposure involved with such a process. This research aims…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical Engineering Fourth Award
Recent studies with a mouse Alzheimer’s disease model show that inducing gamma brain waves at 40 Hz causes microglia in the brain to remove plaque-forming proteins, actually treating the dis…