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This year, students from pre-professional classes and educational verticals created over 450 projects in biotechnology and bioengineering in collaboration with leading Moscow universities, including I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, the N.I. Pirogov Russian National Research Institute, the Russian Biotechnology University (Rosbiotech), and the Patrice Lumumba Peoples' Friendship University of Russia. The students developed prototypes of bionic prostheses, orthoses, medical robots, and modern diagnostic tools.
"Moscow schoolchildren from medical and engineering classes create hundreds of biotechnology projects every year. They can present their work at open city scientific and practical conferences. For example, at the "Engineers of the Future" conference, students presented over 200 projects to the scientific community, covering medical instrumentation, bionics, and information technology in medicine. Another 240 bioengineering studies were presented at the "Start in Medicine" conference," the Moscow school's press service reported.
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Roman Pokachev, a member of the medical class at School No. 1535, came up with a way to quickly provide medical personnel with information about a person's health in a critical situation. He developed a prototype bracelet with an embedded chip. It stores a link to an online questionnaire with information about the patient's blood type, allergies, and chronic diseases. To access this information, the doctor simply holds a smartphone near the bracelet.
Roman noted that he had always wanted to study natural sciences, particularly biology and anatomy, and later, medicine became his passion. His mother works in healthcare digitalization, which sparked the idea of developing a project that could also be connected to government digital platforms. The device currently connects to an app developed by Roman Pokachev, but in the future, it will also be linked to an electronic medical record.
Alina Shulgina, a student in the engineering class at School No. 1552, developed highly sensitive sensors for virus diagnostics. These devices are based on special silicon substrates with silver nanostructures that amplify the light signal from viral particles. This method allows for the detection of traces of the H1N1 flu virus that standard tests miss. This research could lead to the development of new rapid tests for rapid and accurate disease diagnosis.
Pavel Rogonov, an engineering student at School No. 1571, has created a prototype device for the safe administration of drugs used in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. The robotic arm is controlled remotely via a computer program, and its design includes lead elements for radiation protection. This reduces the risk of radiation exposure for medical personnel to zero. In the future, he also plans to add a camera to automatically detect veins in the patient's arm.
"I decided to enroll in an engineering program because I've been interested in technical devices and computer programs since childhood. In my project, I combined these two interests and created a device controlled by an app. It's a robotic system for the remote intravenous administration of radiopharmaceuticals, eliminating the need for medical professionals to interact with hazardous substances. The device could be implemented in cancer centers and other medical clinics where patients undergo radionuclide therapy," said Pavel Rogonov.
Yegor Bulyndin, a student at School No. 1576, has developed a smart posture analyzer. The device attaches to a corset and uses sensors to detect slouching, then vibrates. Unlike existing devices, this gadget will be able to connect to a smartphone and display detailed posture statistics throughout the day.
Arina Konovalova, Ekaterina Chernyshova, and Daniel Khusnutdinov, students in the engineering class at School No. 138, created a prototype device to assist the blind and visually impaired. The device uses a laser sensor to scan the surrounding area and alerts the user to obstacles using vibration motors. The students designed the housing themselves using a 3D printer, assembled the electronic circuit, and wrote the software. Plans call for a more compact design.
Mikhail Neeshpapa, an engineering student at School No. 2044 named after Hero of the Soviet Union A.M. Serebryakov, has created a functional bionic hand prosthesis, which aims to be an affordable alternative to expensive commercial solutions. He designed and 3D-printed the prosthesis body with a servo drive system. It is controlled by a microcontroller that reads electrical signals from the muscles. A key feature of the development is a haptic feedback system based on strain gauges and vibration motors, allowing the user to feel the force of their grip. Mikhail has made all documentation, 3D models, and software code publicly available.
The young man said he's passionate about prosthetics and wants to become an engineer in the field, so he's studying not only computer science, programming, and modeling, but also biology. For his project, he chose a hand prosthesis because there's currently a significant shortage of good hand prosthetics on the market. Working on the prototype took many months: first, he had to refine the sensor for recording an electrocardiogram, then he struggled to secure the fingers, which required several reassemblies. Ultimately, Mikhail completed everything on time and won the "Engineers of the Future" conference. He's continuing to refine the prosthesis and has already made it so the thumb and index finger can read a phone's touchscreen. In the future, he plans to add a Peltier element to the device, which would detect surface temperatures. Then, the prosthesis could be used to test the temperature of water or an electric stove.
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