A group of students from the College of Applied Medical Science, MU, won the second place in the health innovation hackathon exhibition associated with the Scientific Olympiad, which was held at King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University of Health Sciences.
The students presented a laboratory slides fixing and drying device which was evaluated by a judge of panels from Saudi Arabia and overseas.
Dr. Musaad Al-Zahrani, the dean of College of Applied Medical Sciences, congratulated winning students, encouraging them to work hard to turn these innovative ideas into commercial products.
The students who participated in the hackathon are:
Jasser Al-Buaijan, Ahmed Al-Deraiweesh, Ayad Al-Shemmari, Fahad Al-Anizi, Obaid Al-Sahali, Mohammed Al-Muharab, Abdullah Al-Shayaa, Samar Al-Omar.
The inner surface of the device is made of 25" x 9" thermo-ionized aluminum for consistent heat transfer and uniform drying of chips. This unit also has an additional adjustment button that allows switching between viewing the set temperature and actual temperatures at the same time. The device is equipped with a fan Steel that distributes heat comprehensively on all fixed chips, in addition to a thermostat to stop the process of increasing heat that may cause damage to genes and antigens in the tissues installed on the tissue chips.
The device has a timer that guarantees the experiment time does not exceed the required time to avoid tissue damage. The device is designed with a light structure made of fiber and aluminum to ensure the work of balanced thermal heating and heat transfer quickly and at a rate consistent with the quality of the tissues to be installed. Moreover, it is controllable Lobe-shaped 200W heating power from room temperature to 75°C (approximately 167°F) enables heat transfer to ideally dry and stabilize tissues and cells for use in all specialized cell and tissue experiments as well as all medical histopathology to diagnose it.
The device was manufactured at an economical cost that allows it to enter the competition for the specialized industrial markets in the field of medical devices.