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About the Project

Team 101 is completely redesigning how Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) can be implemented after surgery to improve healing process for patients. The device will be a biodegradeable foam, allowing it to be completely enclosed inside the body. This will promote tissue ingrowth via the degredation of foam, eventually leaving a completely healed incision site, and removing any chance of infection from missed pockets of fluid as seen in previous recovery techniques.

Deliverables

Future Work

The team is still looking to validate the fluid absorption and compression abilities of their project. After verification, if the team had more resources, they would have looked to use supercritical CO2 to produce their polymer in a fabricated foam.

Team 101

Savannah Braswell

Biocompatability Engineer

Savannah is a graduating Biomedical Engineering major who has spent time working at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital (TMH) as an ER Intern. Upon graduation she looks to start Medical School.

Astrid Daugherty

Signaling Engineer

Astrid is a graduating Biomedical Engineering major, having spent time doing reserach at the MagLab and tutoring for ACE Tutors at Florida State University. Upon graduation, she looks to pursue her Master's in Biomedical Engineering.

Taylor Delaney

Materials Engineer

Taylor is a graduating Mechanical Engineering major, and has spent the last two semesters as a TA for Thermal Fluids I and II under Dr. Ali at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering. After graduation, Taylor will be starting her position as a Test Engineer at Norfolk Naval Shipyard.

Abby Scott

Tissue Engineer

Abby is a graduating Biomedical Engineering major, having worked on research at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, and an active member of Theta Tau and Tau Beta Pi. After graduation, Abby will be pursuing her doctorate at the University of South Carolina.

Sutton Scheuerle

Fluids Engineer

Sutton is a graduating Mechanical Engineering student, with experience as a tutor for ACE Tutoring, and is currently working as an undergraduate grader for Fundamentals of Propulsion Systems. Upon graduation, Sutton will look to join the industry.

Sponsors and Advisors

Sarvam P. TerKonda, M.D.

Project Sponsor

Cosmetic, Plastic, and Reconstructive Surgery Specialist at Mayo Clinic

Stephen Arce, Ph.D

Project Advisor

Biomedical Engineering Senior Design Professor at FAMU-FSU College of Engineering

Team 101: Reinventing Negative Pressure Wound Therapy for Surgical Recovery

Department of Biomedical Engineering