Kashish Jain
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Competition : Biodesign challenge 2022
Brief : To explore biotech’s entanglements within society—in the way it empowers people, contributes to structural inequities, and creates opportunities for change.
Team : Akshita, Kashish, Muskan, Riya
The research for this project spanned over five months and involved extensive primary and secondary research. This comprehensive approach enabled us to gather in-depth insights into various aspects related to menstruation, stem cell extraction, medical applications, and societal perceptions. The findings formed a solid foundation for developing innovative solutions addressing these complex issues.
Our intent is to introduce a concept addressing various challenges associated with menstruation. These challenges include social taboos, environmental degradation from disposable products, and health risks such as vaginal infections. Our proposed method aims to allow individuals to donate their menstrual flow, with the ultimate goal of extracting stem cells known as menSCs. This contribution to medical science could potentially save lives in the future, particularly benefiting genetically related individuals. By leveraging menstrual stem cells, we aim to revolutionize healthcare, advancing treatments and therapies that harness the regenerative potential of these cells for a wide range of medical conditions.
Product Details
Target audience
Some individuals prefer external menstrual products due to discomfort with insertion but are interested in preserving their menstrual blood for personal use or donation to genetically related individuals. This preference highlights a demand for alternative methods that cater to different comfort levels while supporting potential future medical applications of menstrual stem cells.
