Engineering Design Showcase
Team Detail
211: Low Cost Sterilization Chamber
Team Members:
Carolyn Richardson, Lindsay Gallagher, Ryann Chatfield, Erin Mcknight
Sponsor: University of Cape Town & UD IEDH
Sponsor Description:
The Institute for Engineering Driven Health (IEDH), University of Delaware (UD) and Dr. Ghodeejah Higgins, PhD, University of Cape Town (UCT)
The University of Delaware (UD) Institute for Engineering Driven Health (IEDH) is a cluster of innovators who develop and translate new technologies to advance human health. IEDH innovators engineer designs across multiple scales (from the subcellular to whole human level) and integrate disciplines spanning biomaterials to biomechanics to create transformative solutions to pressing healthcare needs. Dr. Ghodeejah Higgins is a biomedical engineering researcher at the University of Cape Town (UCT), South Africa, with an interdisciplinary background in mechanical engineering, bioengineering, and cancer biology. Her efforts bridge fundamental mechanobiology with translational device development, aiming to create innovative diagnostic and research tools.
Faculty Advisor: Julie Karand
Presentation Time: 3:30-4:00
Room #: Room 125
Project Goal Statement:
The goal of this project is to develop a dual-function device that optimizes the availability of UV sterilization and microfabrication for researchers and clinicians in under-resourced environments.