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Tag: Biomedical engineering

  • Alumni create device to assist emergency C-sections

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    UTD alumni created a device to help improve the speed and safety of emergency cesarean sections as their senior capstone project through UTDesign. Biomedical engineering graduates Vinay Naik, Matthew Galles, Michael Bucag and Vineet Aziz worked together as the Little Caesareans, a name they chose in jest, to solve a prominent issue in medicine —…

  • Breakthrough to change blood sugar testing

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    A student created a non-invasive sensor to measure blood glucose levels through sweat, making diabetic testing more accessible. Rujuta Munje, a biomedical engineering graduate student, said she created the device to help enhance patient care. She partnered with the Associate Department Head of Biomedical Engineering Shalini Prasad who gave her the initial idea. “It is…