Post by account_disabled on Feb 28, 2024 1:42:40 GMT -5
The medical plaster with sustainable materials called AXO was developed by students and is made from plant extracts, recycled foods and bioresins. The intent of the concept was to design an innovative new launch experience and manufacture the orthotic device using sustainable materials that provide comfort.
When Aadhya Krishna, an industrial design student at California College of the Arts, turned to healthcare innovation through design, she turned to medical molds and led her team, consisting of Tri Duong and Jiayi Zheng, to conceive a mold concept aimed at adopting
“sustainable materials that provide comfort, are easy to wear, breathable, recyclable and design an ecosystem rather than just a product focusing on people and their needs in emergency situat C Level Executive List ions around the world,” he writes.
The result presents AXO, a medical plaster with sustainable materials . This cast is basically a conceptual D printed medical mold made from plant extracts, recycled foods, and bioresins (to name a few) which pushed the team to win the Gold in Design For Society award from the International Design Awards.
Reinventing medical plaster with sustainable materials
“The goal of the project was to find new sustainable methods for designing and manufacturing medical molds, to reduce the need for revisions and avoid the possibility of further tissue, muscle or bone damage,” Krishna continues.
She notes that after surgery, patients may be in a cast for two weeks to several months, depending on the injury. During her research process, she managed to collect information from patients who had undergone long-term casting. She was told that the current medical cast is 'annoying because the sweat, stench and itching that comes with it are unbearable', while others point out that it smells bad after weeks of use.
With AXO, Krishna is building on design principles that aim to respond to this patient feedback, including having a lightweight cast that allows for fit, allows for customization, and protects against impact; a breathable, comfortable, recyclable and reusable product. For that reason, the triangular pattern is the most flexible and strongest structure for plaster.
medical plaster with sustainable materials
A medical cast that minimizes waste
AXO minimizes waste and, as Krishna says, since the product has minimal or absolutely negligible waste, it does not add to toxic wastelands, is not burned or contributes in any way to climate destruction.
He also adds that the social impact of the product has numerous benefits and positive points such as:
Free yourself from the burden of a long hospital stay
Eradication of discomfort at a rigid cost
The breathability of the product, eliminating itching and embarrassment
Self-reliance during injuries
Free people from dependencies
Reuse of materials
biodegradability
And the last add value to ecological needs while helping to heal naturally; and rapid relief on emotional and behavioral responses such as fear and anxiety.
As for his pattern, Krishna had tested the design with pentagons and hexagons during prototyping before settling on the triangle pattern after having discovered that the shape is the most flexible and strong structure for the intended medical mold. As she shares, "the triangular pattern was decided on the basis of strength, forgiveness, and the ability to provide flexibility without damaging the shape."
medical plaster with sustainable materials
Medical plaster with sustainable materials is a circular economy product
The reuse of bioresins from the finished product as raw materials, including compostable add-ons, makes this design a high-value circular economy product.
When Aadhya Krishna, an industrial design student at California College of the Arts, turned to healthcare innovation through design, she turned to medical molds and led her team, consisting of Tri Duong and Jiayi Zheng, to conceive a mold concept aimed at adopting
“sustainable materials that provide comfort, are easy to wear, breathable, recyclable and design an ecosystem rather than just a product focusing on people and their needs in emergency situat C Level Executive List ions around the world,” he writes.
The result presents AXO, a medical plaster with sustainable materials . This cast is basically a conceptual D printed medical mold made from plant extracts, recycled foods, and bioresins (to name a few) which pushed the team to win the Gold in Design For Society award from the International Design Awards.
Reinventing medical plaster with sustainable materials
“The goal of the project was to find new sustainable methods for designing and manufacturing medical molds, to reduce the need for revisions and avoid the possibility of further tissue, muscle or bone damage,” Krishna continues.
She notes that after surgery, patients may be in a cast for two weeks to several months, depending on the injury. During her research process, she managed to collect information from patients who had undergone long-term casting. She was told that the current medical cast is 'annoying because the sweat, stench and itching that comes with it are unbearable', while others point out that it smells bad after weeks of use.
With AXO, Krishna is building on design principles that aim to respond to this patient feedback, including having a lightweight cast that allows for fit, allows for customization, and protects against impact; a breathable, comfortable, recyclable and reusable product. For that reason, the triangular pattern is the most flexible and strongest structure for plaster.
medical plaster with sustainable materials
A medical cast that minimizes waste
AXO minimizes waste and, as Krishna says, since the product has minimal or absolutely negligible waste, it does not add to toxic wastelands, is not burned or contributes in any way to climate destruction.
He also adds that the social impact of the product has numerous benefits and positive points such as:
Free yourself from the burden of a long hospital stay
Eradication of discomfort at a rigid cost
The breathability of the product, eliminating itching and embarrassment
Self-reliance during injuries
Free people from dependencies
Reuse of materials
biodegradability
And the last add value to ecological needs while helping to heal naturally; and rapid relief on emotional and behavioral responses such as fear and anxiety.
As for his pattern, Krishna had tested the design with pentagons and hexagons during prototyping before settling on the triangle pattern after having discovered that the shape is the most flexible and strong structure for the intended medical mold. As she shares, "the triangular pattern was decided on the basis of strength, forgiveness, and the ability to provide flexibility without damaging the shape."
medical plaster with sustainable materials
Medical plaster with sustainable materials is a circular economy product
The reuse of bioresins from the finished product as raw materials, including compostable add-ons, makes this design a high-value circular economy product.