Keira Mystery Sarraf
Biomedical engineering
Hometown: Scottsdale, Arizona, US
Graduation date: Spring 2027
Additional details: Honors student
FURI | Fall 2026, Needs Review
Analyzing Magnetic Liquid Embolic Agents and Their Efficacy for Endovascular Embolization Via Gelation Time and Rheology
30,000 people experience brain aneurysm ruptures every year, resulting in neurological damage or death. This project provides a basis for improved treatment by introducing magnetism to liquid embolic agents via iron nanoparticles. Magnets can hold the agent in place during gelation to prevent breakage and the possible formation of micro-embolisms. Observation of the effect of nanoparticles on gelation is therefore essential. Analysis demonstrated that pH significantly affected gelation time while nanoparticle concentration did not. Nanoparticle concentration can therefore be introduced and adjusted without significantly altering gelation time, providing a viable basis for this improved agent and its continued development.
Mentor: Brent Vernon
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