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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…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical Engineering
Knee braces for someone with juvenile arthritis generally focus on comfort and support without considering the need for maintaining muscle and ligament strength. Since this and other similar…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical Engineering
This project reports the development of a computational prediction model for the clinical classification of bipolar I disorder (BP-I) based on identification of structural abnormalities with…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical Engineering
The purpose of this researchers experiment is to find a cost effective solution that could save lives by healing infected, non-healing, chronic wounds. Curcumin is found to have positive eff…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical Engineering
Silica nanoparticles (SiO2) can selectively and safely destroy tumor cells when loaded with ruthenium complexes, reducing the toxicity of antitumor therapy. Approximately 44,330 patients wit…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical Engineering
Emergency rooms are overcrowded with patients seeking medical attention for lacerations, the most common injury after broken bones. Most cuts require a simple treatment: sutures or staples;…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical Engineering
A mobile vaporizer is a device that alleviates the dysfunction of the respiratory system and hard breathing. The device provides the patient with a sufficient quantity of medicine necessary…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical Engineering
Brain-computer interfaces (BCI) are systems that directly connect the human brain to a computer to allow those who are motion-impaired to communicate independently. Among the signals used fo…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical Engineering
Over 25 million Americans are affected by stroke or peripheral neuropathy, a disease that degrades motor and sensory nerve control. Affected individuals often find it very difficult to perfo…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical Engineering
A port-a-cath (port) is used to administer medications. A port includes an access target (port) and an artificial vein (catheter) that allows medical professionals to easily inject medicatio…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical Engineering
Tremors are a debilitating symptom of common neurological diseases such as Parkinson’s and Essential Tremor which affects over 10 million people in the US alone. Currently, non-invasive trem…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical Engineering
There are approximately 30 million diabetics in the United States; over 15% of them suffer from plantar pressure ulcers. These ulcers, which are essentially open sores, are caused by pressur…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical Engineering
The existing navigational system for spinal reconstructions called fluoroscopy presents significant visual and physiological disadvantages. Fluoroscopy has a limited field of view of the spi…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical Engineering
In the western world, colorectal cancer is the second most common cause of cancer deaths when men and women are combined. Although conventional colonoscopy may detect a majority of colorecta…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical Engineering
Purpose: Determine the consistency and accuracy of various step counting devices during three activities: Walking forward, walking on stairs, and steps during daily activities. Tracking step…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical Engineering First Award
The goal of this project is to design a cost effective, 3D printable biocompatible prosthetic foot, capable of facilitating full function with little compromised gait. 3D printing enables th…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical Engineering
In the U.S., catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) are attributed to 49,334 CAUTIs/year, 13,000 deaths/year, and sum expenses of over $340 million/year. The objective of this…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical Engineering
Introduction: MYH6 gene variants are associated with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS), a complex form of Congenital Heart Disease (CHD). CRISPR/Cas9 is a new gene-editing technology th…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical Engineering
In the field of targeted therapeutic treatment, there is growing interest in utilizing 3-D printing to advance personalized medicine. The aim was to create modified biodegradable polymer com…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical Engineering
Currently cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death in the world, for this reason it is essential that patients suffering from these diseases and asymptomatic ones, have an adeq…