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ISEF · 2020
Materials Science
Hemodialysis is a treatment used to clean the blood of patients with kidney failure. The problem with this treatment is that it uses a machine which contains a cellulose-based membrane that…
ISEF · 2020
Materials Science
Our project aim to use of magnetic nanoparticles coated with oleic acid as adsorbents for Lead removal from contaminated water, which provides a candidate approach for separating and removin…
ISEF · 2020
Materials Science
Micelle-templating was investigated as a means to obtain macroporous calcium carbonate (CaCO3) structures, with pores >50nm, suitable for applications such as bone grafting. Solutions of tet…
ISEF · 2020
Materials Science
Osteomyelitis is a bacterial infection that has the potential to affect bone microstructure. During the excision procedure for osteomyelitic bone, the surgeons categorize the affected region…
ISEF · 2020
Materials Science
Salt bath nitriding is an industrial process commonly used to improve the tribological properties of metal materials, and it is based on the nitrogen (N) diffusion into the metallic surface.…
ISEF · 2020
Materials Science
Climate change has caused scientists to develop eco-friendly technological devices, vehicles, and home appliances. Multiferroic films have been gaining researchers’ attention lately because…
ISEF · 2020
Materials Science
Topological insulators (TIs) are a new class of materials with an insulating interior and conducting surface states. I discovered new two-dimensional TIs based on GeI, that can be applied to…
ISEF · 2020
Materials Science
Currently, the market for protein and peptide-based drugs accounts for over 40 billion U.S. dollars - the equivalent of 10% of the pharmaceutical market. Using peptide therapeutics is of gro…
ISEF · 2020
Materials Science
Chameleon skin contains a lattice of guanine nanocrystals, the spacing of which can be tuned to create different colors in response to the environment. Inspired by chameleons, the goal of th…
ISEF · 2020
Materials Science
Pykrete, an ice alloy consisting of 86% water and 14% fiber by volume, is a cheap way of making structural material that doesn’t impact the environment. The concept idea is the same as rebar…
ISEF · 2020
Materials Science
Lithium-ion batteries have been used as a power source in many applications such as mobile electronics and electric vehicles. However, the current Li-ion battery technology does not fully sa…
ISEF · 2020
Materials Science
Organic pollutants cause detrimental effects to aquatic communities living in them; thus, becoming a threat to the Philippines' river water system. To address this, graphene oxide was magnet…
ISEF · 2020
Materials Science
Polymer scaffolds have been the focus of bioelectronics for the past decade due to the variety of viable applications. They can be used as conducting components of a larger mechanism or as a…
ISEF · 2020
Materials Science
One of the problems faced by farmers is the devaluation of their products in the post-harvest period. Bioconstructions for storing agricultural products are sustainable and cheap alternative…
ISEF · 2020
Materials Science
Tumor-mediated immunosuppression allows tumors to hide from the immune system and avoid recognition. To reverse this suppressive microenvironment, antigen-presenting cells (APCs) and other i…
ISEF · 2020
Materials Science
Graphene, the monolayer form of graphite, is an atomically-thin material with unique physical and electrical properties, and a wide range of applications from stronger composite materials to…
ISEF · 2020
Materials Science
With the rapid development of science and technology, energy problems such as atmospheric pollution have also continued to occur, which has made the development and utilization of new energy…
ISEF · 2020
Materials Science
Of the current forms of renewable energy, solar energy holds the most promise for overtaking carbon-based methods. Although cost competitive, most commercial solar panels turn sunlight into…
ISEF · 2020
Materials Science
Over 80% of people suffering from hearing loss cannot access hearing aids due to the high price. This project develops an affordable hearing device that solves the manual calibration and fee…
ISEF · 2020
Materials Science
Magnetorheological fluids (MRFs) are non-newtonian liquids that can transform into a quasi-solid with the manipulation of a magnetic/electromagnetic field. MRFs have several applications as…
ISEF · 2020
Materials Science
The focus of this project is to experiment with low-cost materials that can hold and transfer/disperse electric charges and covert their use primarily to that of a pressure sensor. In today'…
ISEF · 2020
Materials Science
Microplastics found throughout our environment have caused increased health concerns. Recent research showed that plastic, pyramid-shaped tea bags were a significant source of microplastics.…
ISEF · 2019
Materials Science
With resistant strains of pathogenic microbes becoming more common, reducing bacterial contamination during surgery and in daily activity is a necessity. Bonding antimicrobial groups to UV c…
ISEF · 2019
Materials Science
The safety of bike riders going from one bikeshare system to another is absent due to insufficient use of helmets (“Bike Sharing in United States,” 2012). A collapsible helmet, in contrast t…
ISEF · 2019
Materials Science
Optical telescope mirrors used in aerospace imaging typically contain aluminum or silver protective coatings. Mirror life time is about three to five years, as corrosion severely degrades th…
ISEF · 2019
Materials Science
Inverse opals (IOs) are currently limited to planar, discrete patterns. Although they boast extraordinary applications, knowledge of their properties on a 3D scale is limited and no methods…
ISEF · 2019
Materials Science
Plastics are very used, because of the great degradation time, they are very harmful to the environment. A common container to accommodate seedlings are black polyethylene bags, however, the…
ISEF · 2019
Materials Science
Surface wetting is one of the most significant natural processes on Earth, for the support of terrestrial life. It is also a highly influential material characteristic of many modern enginee…
ISEF · 2019
Materials Science
The purpose of my project was to reduce the use of polyethylene plastics throughout the world and create a safer alternative. Creating a different type of plastic with the same features, but…
ISEF · 2019
Materials Science
A key component of regenerative medicine is providing material scaffolds to function as supporting structures as well as delivery systems of therapeutic molecules or cells. Scaffolds and del…