RNA Delivery for Therapeutic Applications
Mentors Project Description Therapeutic RNA delivery has applications in protein replacement, vaccine development, genetic engineering, and even the creation of fundamental research tools and cell lines. In this project, the student will start with a therapeutic target of interest encoded within a DNA plasmid and perform all steps necessary to successfully create RNA, transfect the […]
Electrochemical Biosensing of Neurofilaments
Mentors Project Description Our research lab, in Boston University Photonics Center’s Business Innovation Center, is focused on the development of new diagnostic tests to support personalized therapeutic strategies for patients suffering from neurological conditions. Given the increasingly decentralized nature of healthcare and clinical trials, in part accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, there is a need […]
Designing Activators and Monomers for 3D Printed Chemically Coalescing Liquid Metal Polymer Composites
Mentors Project Description Room temperature liquid metals are ideal soft conductors. By embedding them into elastomeric matrices they can maintain high electrical conductivity large cyclic without affecting the mechanical properties of the host matrix. Their low viscosity and high surface tension allow them enable fast responses to mechanical deformations. They also exhibit negligible vapor pressure, […]
Hybrid Surgical Robot Project
Mentors Project Description With the advancement of rigid surgical robots, they have been increasingly used for a wide range of surgical procedures, offering improved safety and precision. However, soft surgical robots have been developed to provide a safer interaction with surgical environments. Despite this, the controllability and ability to generate forces in the desired direction […]
Magnetic Force-Assisted Biosensor
Mentors Project Description Our research lab, in Boston University Photonics Center’s Business Innovation Center, is focused on the development of new diagnostic tests to support personalized therapeutic strategies for patients suffering from neurological conditions. Given the increasingly decentralized nature of healthcare and clinical trials, in part accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, there is a need […]
An Optical Phantom to Mimic Skin Affected by Scleroderma
Mentors Project Description Scleroderma, also known as Systemic Sclerosis, is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by hardening and tightening of the skin and connective tissues. An immune response triggers inflammation causing the body to make too much collagen. This excess of collagen in the skin and other tissues causes patches of tight, hard skin. Recent […]
Automated Hybrid Manufacturing of Electrical Objects
Mentors Project Description The overall goal of this project is to implement hybrid manufacturing capabilities into an automated assembly line at BU and to develop a lab manual that enables students to utilize this new capability. The Automated Design and Manufacturing Laboratory (ADML) is an automated assembly line located in BU’s Engineering Product Innovation Center […]
Engineering Vascular Beds That Connect to Ex Vivo Tissue
Mentors Project Description Following a myocardial infarction, the necrotic tissue in the infarction zone is replaced by a fibrotic scar. Even though this scar tissue helps to hold the heart together and maintain its structure, it does not contribute to the heart’s function and can impair its ability to contract and relax properly. One of […]