biomedical engineering
Selected coursework and independent projects, from concept through testing.
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An adaptable bicycle braking and attachment system that lets a rider with an upper limb difference cycle independently, without a prosthetic.
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A CFD comparison of healthy vs. stented aortic flow, examining wall shear stress and recirculation to judge how well a stent restores healthy hemodynamics.
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A feasibility study into home oxygen tube management, covering the clinical market, prior art, and a proposed whole-home delivery concept.
case study
A form-fitting, tights-based hip flexion assist device for ambulatory MS, built to be worn every day instead of left in a drawer.
case study
A titanium fracture-fixation band with a Sharklet-inspired surface microtexture, designed to resist the micromotion and loosening that plague conventional cerclage wiring.
case study
A servo-actuated elbow brace driven by bicep EMG signals, built for users with pure motor monoparesis and verified on two test subjects.
assistive device
A dovetail rail system that bolts to a thumb UCL splint, with three swappable attachments returning grip, pulling, and feeding to an immobilized hand.
side project
A mechanical training model that isolates the biomechanics of laryngoscopy, giving learners realistic force feedback without an expensive, overly rigid mannequin.
literature review
A review of hydrogel applications in microfluidic devices, covering fabrication methods, cell culture, drug delivery, sensors, and open challenges in the field.
wearable assistive device
A forearm-worn tuned mass damper that suppresses hand tremor passively, taken solo from biomechanical model through MATLAB simulation, Creo assembly, and a wearable prototype.
computational fluid dynamics
Transient ANSYS Fluent study of pulsatile blood flow through an image-based carotid artery, resolving wall shear stress across a full cardiac cycle.
systems physiology
A lumped-parameter cardiovascular model in MATLAB, extended into a closed-loop chemoreceptor controller and tested against a simulated metabolic alkalosis.