Undergrads' Diaper Detective wins third place in NIH/NIBIB DEBUT Challenge
The Diaper Detective (the Senior Design Project of Bioengineering undergrads Stephanie Tehseldar, Veronica Boulos, Sara Said, Claire Tran and Melissa Cruz) won third place and a $10,000 prize in the NIH/NIBIB Design by Undergraduate Biomedical Teams (DEBUT) Challenge!
The Diaper Detective was also featured on:
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CBS 2 Los Angeles: “UCR students invent diaper pad that detects infection, other medical conditions”
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c-net: “Diaper Detective smart pad senses dehydration, infection”
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Engadget: “Super cheap diaper insert alerts parents to dehydration and more”
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Phys.org: “Diaper pad to detect dehydration and bacterial infections in infants”
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Riverside Press-Enterprise: “UC Riverside students turn diaper into medical tool”
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UCR homepage: “Team of engineering students develop inexpensive, versatile pad to detect medical problems in infants”