Study level
- PhD
- Master of Philosophy
- Honours
Faculty/School
Faculty of Engineering
Topic status
We're looking for students to study this topic.
Supervisors
- Position
- Professor
- Division / Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering
Overview
Without proper treatment, patients with tricuspid valve regurgitation are at high risk for developing lethal complications, including heart failure or atrial fibrillation (AFib), and disorder heart's rhythm. Currently, open chest surgery is commonly performed to address tricuspid regurgitation. Therefore, there is an urgent need for an alternative approach involving the design of a transcatheter tricuspid valve. This valve is intended to be inserted through minimally invasive techniques, potentially eliminating the need for open chest surgery.
This project aims to validate the design of a novel tricuspid valve to ensure its safety and efficacy in clinical settings using state-of-the-art equipment.
Research activities
The work involved in this project would be ideal for a student with experimental skills that is also interested in medical technology. The work you will be involved in will include:
- a literature review on current tricuspid valve treatment
- 3D printing mock heart circulation
- in-vitro flow experiments
- fluid dynamics simulations.
You will be working within the cardiovascular engineering group at QUT and clinical stakeholders.
Outcomes
This project aims to evaluate a novel tricuspid valve design via in-vitro experiments.
Skills and experience
To be considered for this research project, you should have a background in either:
- mechanical engineering
- electric engineering
- biomedical engineering.
We also expect you to have some basic fluid dynamics and heart anatomy knowledge.
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