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ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering
Vascular injury initiates a cascade of inflammatory responses that disrupt tissue repair and elevate the risk of restenosis and thrombosis. Resolvin D1 (RvD1), an endogenous lipid mediator d…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering
Burn injuries, trauma, and organ transplants are often time-consuming, costly, and complex to treat. Tissue engineering offers a promising alternative, allowing tissue to be grown using a pa…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering
The purpose of this experiment is to create a palate expander that is significantly easier to use than your standard RPE model. Palate expanders are necessary for children in early stages of…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering
Benham's top, characterized by black-and-white patterns, induces an optical illusion where colors other than black and white are perceived as it is spun. This study aims to investigate this…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering
Early diagnosis of retinoblastoma (RB) in the current clinical practice remains challenging due to the lack of access to timely and accurate eye examinations which is essential as late stage…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering
Congenital heart disease (CHD) affects 1.4 million newborns annually, with over 20% requiring a heart valve prosthetic. A major challenge in pediatric cardiac care is the absence of a long-l…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering
The formulation of artificial grafts for cellular regeneration and burn treatment represents a significant advancement in the field of tissue bioengineering, with an emphasis on developing c…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering
Gallium Cancer Therapy (GCT) has emerged as a promising non-invasive treatment modality due to its ability to induce apoptosis and disrupt cellular iron metabolism, inhibiting rapid prolifer…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering
My research this year was devoted to creating a non-invasive method to efficiently detect gastrointestinal conditions without causing harm to the digestive tract, as GI diseases affect milli…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering
The tumor suppressor protein p53, is mutated in 50% of human cancers. DNA damage activates kinases which stabilize p53 through phosphorylation and paradoxically can promote cancer cell survi…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering
Falls cause serious injury and even death, according to the World Health Organization (2021). According to CHUBB (2020) most falls in the home occur when climbing on a chair or ladder. This…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering
Three-hundred and eighty three children have died in school shootings since the devastating Columbine high school tragedy. Exsanguinating hemorrhage is the main cause of death from gunshot w…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering
This project tested which prosthetic materials are habitable for human epithelial cells, primarily to determine if a prosthetic could integrate with the body. Three mesh materials (stainless…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering
The primary goal of the project was to develop an active compression-decompression (ACD) device for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) which enables reliable chest compression delivery and…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering
The project aims to advance both technological designs and medical applications, ultimately leading to the creation of a cost-effective and efficient makeshift stethoscope for widespread use…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering
Communication and mobility disabilities, especially those caused by conditions such as Locked-in Syndrome (LIS) or limb amputees, pose serious challenges that prevent individuals from expres…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering
The objective of this project is to develop a low-cost, portable, multi-sensor device for accurate early detection of multiple cancers, designed for home use and resource-limited settings. T…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering
One of the biggest hurdles to Stem Cell Therapies' clinical applications has been the difficulty in delivering stem cells safely and retaining them at the target site without migrating uncon…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering
Organisms smaller than a grain of salt can convert carbon dioxide into carotenoids, which have a market demand of $2.5 billion. Carotenoids can reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, cancer, an…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering
The MetaMotion Meter is a biomechanical assistive device designed to advance hand physiotherapy by offering real-time feedback measurement of pressure exerted by the hand during physiotherap…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering
Problem Most drug development costs go toward testing failed drug candidates, slowing innovation and ultimately costing lives. Even then, cardiotoxicity is a leading cause of drug recalls, s…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering
Current lower limb prostheses rely on cumbersome procedures, need risky surgery, and are prohibitively expensive. As a result, many lower-limb amputees experience unnatural gait patterns and…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering
Neuroprosthetics offer more advanced functionality compared to traditional prosthetics, but their high cost and invasive procedures limit accessibility. This research focuses on developing a…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering
Neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs), conditions characterized by damaged cell networks in the neurological system, are becoming increasingly prevalent as the global life-expectancy continually…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering
Organ-on-a-Chip (OOC) devices have the potential to revolutionize drug testing as an ethical, in vitro alternative to traditional methods. However, further research and adoption is limited b…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering
Usher Syndrome is a congenital condition that causes severe hearing and vision loss. Despite 140 million deafblind individuals worldwide, research and support remain insufficient. Existing a…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering
Diabetic wounds pose a significant health challenge from the resilience of biofilms and the inflammation of the wound environment. Current antibiotics often lack targeted and adaptive respon…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering
Every 30 seconds, a person loses a lower limb due to a diabetic complication. Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) causes degenerative nerve damage in approximately 50% of the world's 537 mi…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering
Gliomas affect 90,000 people annually in the United States and have 5-year survival rates as low as 7%, largely due to 5-year recurrence rates of 52-62%. Current imaging techniques rely on c…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering
The purpose of this experiment was to investigate whether loading specific microRNAs (miRNAs) into Red Blood Cell-derived Extracellular Vesicles (RBCEVs) could reduce endothelial cell activa…