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ISEF · 2021
Biomedical Engineering Fourth Award
Safe and precise robot-assisted intervention using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) guidance requires motors that are fully MRI-compatible using no metallic or magnetic materials to ensure n…
ISEF · 2021
Biomedical Engineering
Malfunctions in the heart, known as Arrhythmia, are generally diagnosed with event monitors like the Holter monitor. However, the Holter diagnostics process has some inefficiencies that are…
ISEF · 2021
Biomedical Engineering
The World Health Organization states that cancer is the second leading cause of death in the world. In 2018, an estimated 9.5 million people died because of that disease. The Oxilium Device…
ISEF · 2021
Biomedical Engineering
Wound treatment and management are major healthcare problems affecting more than 7 million people in the United States and costing more than $50 billion annually. Although skin grafting and…
ISEF · 2021
Biomedical Engineering
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) is the world’s leading cause of cancer deaths. A significant portion of these patients develop recurrence despite curative resection. Prognostic modeling o…
ISEF · 2021
Biomedical Engineering
Artificial skin is a synthetic membrane structure that mimics the flexibility and sensory functions of biological skin. Similar to receptors in biological skin sending signals to neurons in…
ISEF · 2021
Biomedical Engineering
Spider silk fiber is very durable and can be used in a variety of industries, ranging from biomedicine to military. It is not possible to obtain this fiber naturally, on an industrial scale,…
ISEF · 2021
Biomedical Engineering
Abstract: Stress Urinary Incontinence, also known as SUI, is the leakage of urine by vigorous activities such as coughing and sneezing when pressure is exerted on the urethra. SUI is prevale…
ISEF · 2021
Biomedical Engineering
Applications of machine learning (ML) to the cancer pathology field will lead to earlier and more accurate cancer diagnosis. Cancer must be treated in its early stages for the treatment to b…
ISEF · 2021
Biomedical Engineering
The COVID-19 Pandemic emphasizes the need for a Track, Trace, and Isolate approach (TTI) in society. Solutions (like mobile apps and Bluetooth devices/sensors) proposed for COVID-19 risk man…
ISEF · 2021
Biomedical Engineering
Food allergies and food poisoning are widely spread. Globally, 220-250 million people suffer from food allergies. Some allergic reactions called anaphylactic reactions are fatal especially i…
ISEF · 2021
Biomedical Engineering
Communications between deaf and persons who can hear and speak have always been a challenging task. According to the report issued by WHO, April 2021, there's an estimate of 430 Million pers…
ISEF · 2021
Biomedical Engineering
Prosthetic arms are expensive. Without insurance, for a prosthetic arm one can be expected to pay anywhere from $2,000-$10,000 for a cosmetic and between $20,000-$100,000 for a functional ar…
ISEF · 2021
Biomedical Engineering
This project represents a prosthetic device that can be an external wearable mobile, machine that covers the hand or part of it. The movement is generated by pneumatic and electric motors. A…
ISEF · 2021
Biomedical Engineering Fourth Award
There are upwards of 7.5 million people suffering from speech impairment caused by conditions such as stroke, ALS, and cerebral palsy. These paralyzed patients can’t speak, as they can’t use…
ISEF · 2021
Biomedical Engineering
Worldwide, around 50 million people have dementia, with nearly 60% living in low and middle income countries. Every year, there are nearly 10 million new cases. Our project aimed to develop…
ISEF · 2021
Biomedical Engineering Third Award
More than 1 billion people worldwide suffer from lung diseases. The magnitude of this public health burden has been further escalated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Conventionally, lung disorders…
ISEF · 2021
Biomedical Engineering Third Award
Stroke was among the top causes of adult disability globally. Stroke patients required early rehabilitation for better recovery. However, they faced various problems to follow through instit…
ISEF · 2021
Biomedical Engineering
This paper presents the study of cellular structures with the purpose of creating microactuators, some of which have applications in medicine or MEMS. The microactuators were developed after…
ISEF · 2021
Biomedical Engineering
Parkinson's disease (PD) affects the central nervous system and causes symptoms related to movement, such as hand tremors. Currently, PD diagnosis is based on the Unified Parkinson's Disease…
ISEF · 2021
Biomedical Engineering Fourth Award
The goal of this project is to automize the Test of Gross Motor Development (TGMD) so that it can be widely applied in schools and potentially benefit billions of children. Gross motor devel…
ISEF · 2021
Biomedical Engineering
Orthodontic brackets often have sharp edges that poke the inside of patients' cheeks and sometimes even the inner lip, creating cuts and sores within the patient's mouth. Currently, there is…
ISEF · 2021
Biomedical Engineering
The ability of microfluidic (MF) device technologies to provide a lot of information with a small amount of sample, the opportunities it provides increases their use in the medical field in…
ISEF · 2021
Biomedical Engineering
In the field of neuroscience, rat brain models are crucial for research and experimental testing. One of the leading solutions for animal and human experimentation is using phantoms: functio…
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…