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Investigating Materials for Simulating Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy Surgery

Current abdomen model used in the Simulation Innovation Lab.

Team Members

Adam Luk
Arantza Romero
Bruno Ribeiro
Anna Weldy

Supervisors

Prof. Melodie Lawton, Chemical Engineering

Customers

Simulation Innovation Lab at URMC

Description

The goal of this project was to find a polymer that is transparent under a Near Infrared (NIR) light wavelength of 850 nanometers and that has similar physical properties to human tissue. Standards of the current polymers used in the sponsors’ lab, as well as alternative polymers, were fabricated and tested using a NIR Imaging Device.

Current abdomen model used in the Simulation Innovation Lab.
Current abdomen model used in the Simulation Innovation Lab.
Team Phoenix before the Oral Proposal of the Project (Feb 2020).
Team Phoenix before the Oral Proposal of the Project (Feb 2020).