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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…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering
Respiratory issues like Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILDs), Occupational and Environmental Lung Diseases are difficult to identify because their symptoms closely resemble other musculoskeleta…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering
Choroidal melanoma is a rare cancerous eye tumor that affects approximately six in one million Caucasian individuals (Soliman et al., 2023). About 50% of patients develop metastasis, meaning…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering
Diabetes is one of the leading causes of death and chronic disease in the United States. Current glucose monitoring devices require painful blood sticks that lead to poor monitoring adherenc…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering
The current healthcare workforce shortage requires us to reevaluate our approach to training future healthcare professionals. This study assesses a virtual reality application with gamificat…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering
Atrial fibrillation (AF), the most prevalent heart arrhythmia affecting over 60 million people globally, is expected to double by 2050. As a leading contributor to 15-20% of all strokes, AF…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering
CRISPR-Cas9 has emerged as a catalyst in treating genetic diseases such as sickle cell disease and transfusion-dependent beta thalassemia. Multiplex CRISPR-Cas9 is a subsystem of CRISPR edit…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering
Skin cancer is a common yet curable disease if diagnosed early. This study developed SKIMP, a portable artificial intelligence-based diagnostic device, to facilitate early detection of skin…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering
Many individuals with lower-limb immobility lack access and motivation to engaging and effective upper-body strength training. This project aims to address this problem with Smartbell, a chi…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering
Irreversible electroporation (IRE) is an innovative technique that disrupts cellular homeostasis, functioning similarly to non-thermal apoptosis. This method enables the selective ablation o…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide, yet its death rate is decreasing because of advancements in early detection. Although current imaging systems like mammograms, ult…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering
Over 462 million individuals suffer from Type II Diabetes worldwide. However, current glucose monitors are painful, costly, and unsustainable. This project establishes a novel, non-invasive…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering
The increasing feasibility of commercial space travel has sparked interest in the biological effects of spaceflight. Exposure to altered gravity, including the microgravity of space and the…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering
Amputations from chronic wounds claim a limb every 30 seconds, with half of the patients dying within five years. Despite $50 billion spent annually, ineffective treatments leave millions at…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering
Parkinson's Disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease estimated to affect around 1 million people in the US. It is also the fastest growing neurodegenerative disease with growth rates comp…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering
Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) are a major cause of lower-limb amputations, with over 160,000 diabetics in the United States undergoing amputations annually. This project presents an AI-powered…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering
Musculoskeletal and neurological conditions are the biggest drivers of disability & illness. Currently, physicians diagnose them by triangulating possible biomarkers and multiple abnormaliti…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering
Robotic-assisted minimally invasive surgery (RAMIS) was used in millions of procedures in 2024. Despite its widespread use, it overwhelmingly lacks force sensing. Few systems offer this feat…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering
As of 2017 it is estimated that nearly 57.7 million people have amputations, and this number is expected to double by 2050. Within the U.S. it is reported that 34% of amputations are upper e…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering
Lung cancer (LC), responsible for one in five cancer-related deaths, remains a major public health challenge (American Lung Association, 2024). Early detection is critical, as 5-year surviva…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of death worldwide, killing about 17.9 million people annually. Most CVDs are age-related, driven by gradual damage to blood vessels, als…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering
The continuous monitoring of human physiological health without the presence of a doctor has been a recent subject of innovation. A popular method for detecting various factors involves anal…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering
Traditional auscultation devices and methods have inherent limitations in spatially localizing body sounds and suppressing interference—restricting their diagnostic potential. This project d…