Individual Student Projects
Each year we have up to 60 third year projects, significant numbers of which are industrially or clinically sponsored.
Example projects for the BEng/MEng in Medical Engineering and BSc in Clinical Technology
- Design and Manufacturing of Medical ECG Device
- Ankle and knee joint contribution in simple gait tasks
- Cell Engineering of Bone and use of synthetic cannabinoid for bone healing
- Medical spirometer device
- Electrocardiography (ECG)
- Asthma and damp housing
- Rotational deformities of the lower limb in children
- Motorcycle Helmet Removal
- Electrically-assisted Cycling for Rehabilitation
- Tissue engineering and fibronectin
- Computational Genomics and Genomic Coding Theory
- UV irradiation of microorganisms
- Design, Material selection and Mechanical testing of a new implant for Treatment of Avascular Necrosis (AVN)
- Bone density measurement and its relation to various Bone Disorders using bone scanners
- The biomechanics of dental implants
- Porous polymer structures as biomaterial implants
- Clinical Electrocardiography and interpretation
- Norovirus spread in hospitals
- Bone disease in Implants
- Clinical assessment of Bone disorders, causes, types, diagnosis and treatment
- Tuberculosis transmission in aircraft
- Airborne microorganisms and infection
- Hand loading carrying shopping bags: effects of Yoke Shopper carrying gadget
- Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Ligament and Tendon
- Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Cartilage
- Hospital infection control
- Tissue Engineering Bioreactor Design
- Electrically-assisted Cycling for Rehabilitation
- Gait Confidence in Lower-limb Amputees
- Pediatric Hospital Seating
- Tissue Engineering Bioreactor Design
- Recovering of knee position sense following ACL reconstruction
- Cell engineering of Human skin using HaCaT cell culture
- The biomechanics of dental implants
- Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Ligament and Tendon
- Cell engineering of Human bone using MG63 osteoblasts
- Fall sensor for elderly people
- Joint kinetics when walking on a prosthesis: hydraulic v fixed ankle device
- Smart Walking Frame
- Electrically-assisted Cycling for Rehabilitation
- Use of DEXA hospital based bone scanners for bone disorder diagnosis and statistical analysis
- Pain Management and use of TENS Machines
- Electrocardiography: Clinical Patient Assessment
- Design and manufacture of an electronic medical device for measuring heartbeat in BPM
- Airborne microorganisms and infection
- Design and Manufacturing of Medical Pacemaker Device
Electrospinning Process Control of Fibre Diameter and Adhesion
Author: Husain Haidar
Course: BEng Biomedical Engineering
Module: Stage 3 Project
1- Introduction and Aim
- Electrospinning is a basic and cheap method to produce ultra fine nano fibres.
- Electrospinning principle is applying a very high voltage to a needle with a solution, controlling the flow to produce a nano fibres scaffold
- Nano fibres are in a huge demand nowadays in many fields such as engineering and medical.
- Applications: Drug delivery, wound healing and air filtration
The aims was to investigate different parameters that effect the nano fibre produced such as needle diameter, solution concentration percentage and the heights from the needle to the collector.
2- Methodology
- Solution preparation: typical recipe = 1.5g PCL (15%) + 7 g Chloroform left to mix for at least 4 hours, 1.5g of Methanol is then added to the solution.
- Electrospinning: SprayBase kit for electrospinning was used. Two different software’s were used for the flow rate and a close image.
- Bio momentum Mach 1: this machine was used to test the mechanical properties of the fibre produced
- 3D Measuring Laser Microscope: for close up dimensions of the sample, which helped in calculating the young modulus
- Scanning Electron Microscope: SEM for close up images of the nano fibres produced to compare different diameters.
3- Discussion and Conclusion
- The smaller the height from the needle to the collector produce thick diameter
- Increasing the concentration will lead to fibre with larger diameter and increased adhesion
- Smaller needle diameter produce thin diameter fibres
- Electrospinning fibres are in a huge demand by many fields, understanding the parameters will lead to more
Efficiency of Dialysis
Author: Agatha Binghay
Course: BSc Clinical Technology
Module: Stage 3 Project
Introduction:
- The kidneys help balances the fluid levels and removes waste products in the body.
- A treatment needed when the kidneys are failing is referred to as haemodialysis treatment; an alternative could be peritoneal dialysis.
- In haemodialysis, a dialysis machine and the dialyser remove and filter fluid, metabolites, waste and electrolytes that are in the body because of renal failure.
- Urea is a small molecule marker that is used to measure the efficiency of dialysis.
- Measuring the conductivity of the concentration of blood outlet generates a value of clearance when using sodium as a substitution for urea.
Aims and Objectives:
- Collecting conductivity readings through laboratory experiments efficiency and clearance can be calculated.
- Perform a laboratory experiment with the use of two different surface area dialysers to determine which dialysers are better at depurating solutes.
- Test the results against a theoretical formula; Michaels Equation.
- Determine effects of dialysate and blood flow rate on the efficiency of dialysis.
Methods:
- Setting up the machine, priming the machine and resources are connected to the SC+ haemodialysis machine.
- Creating a homogenous mixture as a blood analogue
- Connect two IBP metres at blood inlet and outlet
- To start the experiment, dialysate flow rate of 300ml/min and blood flow rate is 200ml/min needs to be entered to the machine. Take readings within 5 to 10 minutes.
- Gradual increase of blood flow rate to 300ml/min and 400 ml/min. Take readings.
- Increase dialysate flow rate to 500ml/min with blood flow rates of 200ml/min, 300ml/min and 400ml/min.
Conclusion:
- Aims and objectives were achieved.
- A deeper knowledge in the anatomy and functions of the kidney were obtained.
- Surface area of dialyser, blood and dialysate flow rate have affects the depuration of solutes.
- If the clearance of solutes increases the efficiency of dialysis treatment decreases.
- The use of high flux dialyser with a bigger surface area is better at purifying the blood and improves the quality of life for patients.