https://padlet.com/0001069382/ta1ru79el7p8 Sakura Thomas en-us 2017-05-16 16:42:13 UTC 2017-05-21 20:45:03 UTC hello@padlet.com 0001069382 https://padlet.com/0001069382/ta1ru79el7p8/wish/172142527 In this week’s research, I went into depth about the best material to use to make the most friction resistant Band-Aids possible. I found out that thinner, smoother, and more lubricated material counteract friction the best. My original idea was to make a friction resistant Band-Aid that would stay on in volleyball games unlike the standard Band-Aid. While doing my research, I found out that it is impossible to create an object of any sort that is 100 percent friction resistant. On the other hand, There are friction reducers such as lubricates. The only issue I’m facing with lubrication of the product is how that aspect will affect the adhesive. I need to go into further research about how lubricate will affect the durableness of the Band-Aid time wise. I would like to make my product out of the clear plastic material because it’s thinner and smoother, causing it to resist friction way better than a fabricated or plastic/rubber based Band-Aid. The nest issue I am facing is that I would prefer to have a stronger adhesive, but it already hurts enough to pull off a regular Band-Aid so just imagine ripping off a Band-Aid with stronger adhesive. In conclusion, Next week I will look into further detail about how Band-Aids are made and all the materials and components I want to add into my version. I will balance out the Lubricant to ensure that it doesn’t interfere with the adhesive or be overly slimy on the skin.  

]]> 2017-05-16 16:43:56 UTC https://padlet.com/0001069382/ta1ru79el7p8/wish/172142527 0001069382 https://padlet.com/0001069382/ta1ru79el7p8/wish/172142658 In the 5^th week of research, I decided to focus in on more of how to make the actual Band-Aid itself. I searched the internet on what the best way to make a Bandage was. Being the 15 year old teenager I am, I most definitely do not have access to an Adhesive Bandage factory so I can’t really make a, I guess you could call it “original” Band-Aid. The problem I’m facing, Is that I’m not sure if I want to bring a blueprint of my design or make a bandage itself. Making a blueprint wouldn’t necessarily be taking the easy way out, it’s just my problem with creating a bandage is that it would not be the most accurate and appealing product since there is a lot of technical stuff that comes along with the engineering aspect. Speaking on behalf of the “friction resistant” part of this project, it is going to be quite a challenge to make that happen. I don’t think I’d fail at engineering certain parts individually, but I feel like all details together in one Band-Aid just won’t work. I’m still not sure what the right balance of lubricant to adhesive I need to have on the Bandage. I also have researched that the cotton part of all Bandages are white so that no chemicals from the colored dye will seep into your wound. Sterilization in a huge part of the gauze as well, you have to put the swabs of cotton, fabric, gauze or any other material you’re using for the center of your bandage in boiling water to get rid of all bacteria to help keep you cut, or wound clean.

]]> 2017-05-16 16:44:27 UTC https://padlet.com/0001069382/ta1ru79el7p8/wish/172142658 0001069382 https://padlet.com/0001069382/ta1ru79el7p8/wish/172227124 In my 6^th week of genius hour, I am focusing on my final product. I have decided to make a blue-print of my design instead of the Band-Aid itself. I am going to incorporate all the factors that I have been researching into my design and explain why I have added all these extra components to my product. Currently I am not facing any issues with my design other than making sure I can clearly state my ideas on the drawing. I have my rough draft planned out and I’m working on my final draft.  I think I’m going to show each individual layer to help clearly state where everything is going and why. For example, the bottom layer is obviously going to be adhesive and the gauze or cotton, then the fabrication or in my case the more thin plastic and rubbery material, and finally the slight amount of lubricant to help reduce friction. Then I’ll explain why I did each layer the way I decided to do it. I really wanted to be able to produce the actual adhesive bandage itself, but it would take longer than two months to get it to where I would actually like the final product. This week and next week should go pretty smoothly considering I have most of my research and planning done, now all I have to do is worry about my final product and design. That’s pretty much it for this week, I don’t have much to write about now since this projects winding down to an end. I have my fingers crossed that everything stays rolling smooth and my final draft ends up the way I want it too. 


]]> 2017-05-17 01:29:22 UTC https://padlet.com/0001069382/ta1ru79el7p8/wish/172227124 0001069382 https://padlet.com/0001069382/ta1ru79el7p8/wish/173009128 In my 7^th and final week of research for my genius hour, I am going to be doing a reflection type blog post. I’ve completed all of my genius hour work and it’s been a long process in a very short two months. I have finished my final draft of my blue print and I am very proud of it. Although I couldn’t make the actual Band- aid itself, I think my blue-print states my ideas clearly and represents my product just the way I wanted it too. I did the set up on my blueprint the way I described in my 6^th week of research because I thought it was the best way to effectively show what I did to reduce friction in my product and why. I think by adding all the components I did and by using all the strategies I did I think if I did have time to produce the actual product, it would be as friction resistant as possible. For example, when I went into research about the materials I wanted to use to make the Band-Aid. Like how I choose to use the thinner more plastic like material , and a slight lubricant to help reduce the friction between surfaces, or in the beginning how I focused  on all three of Newton’s laws with Ms. Solis. I really had to take into consideration every force has an equal and opposing force and that I couldn’t completely get rid of friction overall. 
I’m happy to say that I have completed my project and I’m very excited to show everyone what I’ve come up with in these last two months. I think that’s a wrap on my genius hour project!

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