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ISEF · 2020
Biomedical Engineering
Teen pregnancies account for roughly 11% of all pregnancies in the United States, which among other developed countries is one of the highest rates of teen pregnancies. This can be reduced b…
ISEF · 2020
Biomedical Engineering
The blind need a better way to get interpretable sensory data because current competing products and methods are too expensive or ineffective at compensating for the lack of sight. The essen…
ISEF · 2020
Biomedical Engineering
Human blood plasma contains biomarkers associated with many diseases. Separation of plasma from blood cells is crucial for many disease diagnostics. The current centrifugation separation tec…
ISEF · 2020
Biomedical Engineering
The purpose of this research was to determine the possibility of reducing g-Force and acceleration of frontal impacts in a football player’s position-specific helmet design in an attempt to…
ISEF · 2020
Biomedical Engineering
The scientist set out to develop a novel approach that improves on the commercially available ultrasonic circulatory therapy technology. The device was purchased and analyzed. It was found t…
ISEF · 2020
Biomedical Engineering
Arthritis is a common ailment that affects gait and pressure distribution across patients’ feet. While current treatments include physical therapy, medication, and surgery, these solutions a…
ISEF · 2020
Biomedical Engineering
This project’s purpose was to efficiently and cost-effectively develop an obstructive sleep apnea monitoring and detection device (SMD-1) through the use of sensors and a novel machine learn…
ISEF · 2020
Biomedical Engineering
The A Novel Suture Additive: Use of Beet Extract to Assess for Surgical Wound Infection experiment, has developed a suture that can change color when it comes into contact with an infected w…
ISEF · 2020
Biomedical Engineering
(1) Background: Seeing that Pueraria montana is an invasive species in the Southeastern United States, there has been interest in repurposing the species. Noting that many plants have medici…
ISEF · 2020
Biomedical Engineering
When diagnosing the presence of pathogenic microbes, direct imaging of live microbes in situ even in a drop of liquid is very challenging as they move and spread out in the entire volume. Di…
ISEF · 2020
Biomedical Engineering
A 3D bioprinter is a 3D printer capable of printing human cells and tissues. Bioprinting tissues and organs using a patient’s own cells could eliminate the organ shortage and the risk of rej…
ISEF · 2020
Biomedical Engineering
The Human Immunodeficiency Virus is a strain of retrovirus that, if left untreated in a human host, leads to the Auto-immune disease AIDS. HIV affects many components of the cellular immune…
ISEF · 2020
Biomedical Engineering
A fundus camera is an important medical device that can help the doctors to diagnose diseases by capturing the image of the retina. In my research, a handhold smartphone-based fundus camera…
ISEF · 2020
Biomedical Engineering
Rapid, accurate, and non-invasive assessment of tissue viability remains a frontier of medical research. For example, a large proportion of burn wounds are those of partial, indeterminate th…
ISEF · 2020
Biomedical Engineering
This project is an invention of a training device that provides treatment for eye disorders such as Strabismus and Amblyopia. The device can perform eye movement exercises prescribed by opht…
ISEF · 2020
Biomedical Engineering
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is a major cause of death (~160 / day) and disability in the US. Autoregulation (AR) maintains the cerebral blood flow (CBF) despite changes in cerebral perfusio…
ISEF · 2020
Biomedical Engineering
In recent years, societal focus has shifted towards maintaining a balanced stress level. Stress is an issue that all people will face in their lifetime, however, few know the severity that r…
ISEF · 2020
Biomedical Engineering
Sickle cell anemia (SCA) is defined as an inherited blood disorder characterized by the presence of hemoglobin S (Hb-S) that damages and deforms red blood cells. It is estimated that each ye…
ISEF · 2020
Biomedical Engineering
Globally, clinicians, like physical therapists and physiatrists, aid individuals with gait issues in their journey towards recovery. However, they do not have a valid prediction as to what t…
ISEF · 2020
Biomedical Engineering
Conventional medicine can currently treat many bone-related diseases, but problems including complex fractures and severe bone loss still remain largely unresolved. In this effort, under bon…
ISEF · 2020
Biomedical Engineering
Millions of Americans suffer from physical disabilities that make performing day-to-day tasks a challenge. In order to meet the demand for assistive technologies during mealtime, I engineere…
ISEF · 2020
Biomedical Engineering
Persons who use wheelchairs without the ability to flex and extend the knee and ankle joint suffer from pain, fixed joint syndrome, and early set arthritis. If intense force is applied to th…
ISEF · 2020
Biomedical Engineering
Over 2 million children in the United States have dyslexia; however, the diagnosis process is very subjective and inaccurate at 85% accuracy and costs on average of $1000-5000 for diagnosis…
ISEF · 2020
Biomedical Engineering
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a devastating illness. It has reached epidemic proportions worldwide, and continues to increase at an alarming rate. Kidney disease is the ninth leading cause…
ISEF · 2020
Biomedical Engineering
The purpose of this experiment was to find out whether a functional model can be made of an epiglottis utilizing a 3D printed and porcine version, and which of the two would work more effici…
ISEF · 2020
Biomedical Engineering
A height meter is a device for height measuring. Height meters are widely used in hospitals, kindergartens, schools, as well as at the enterprises where control over the health of the people…
ISEF · 2020
Biomedical Engineering
The complex, dynamic tumor microenvironment consists of live tissues that directly influence the progression of a tumor, including the extracellular matrix: a mesh of water, minerals, proteo…
ISEF · 2020
Biomedical Engineering
Hippotherapy uses the movements of horses to treat people with disabilities. Each hippotherapy patient has different needs, highlighting the importance of researching to understand every asp…
ISEF · 2020
Biomedical Engineering
Background: Insulin is the life-essential treatment for patients with Type 1 diabetes mellitus, and it can be for Type 2 diabetes mellitus. Yet, a reported 33% of families with children with…
ISEF · 2020
Biomedical Engineering
GOALS 1-Children break the fear barrier during diagnosis 2-Diagnosis during play PROCEDURE 1- Installing weight sensors under the car seat 2- Installing a temperature sensor on the seat belt…