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Author:

Lutes, Andrew Tyler

Title:

INTRINSIC FLAVIN AS A BIOMARKER FOR MONITORING PATHOLOGICALLY-INDUCED CHANGES IN CELLULAR ENERGY METABOLISM

Graduate Program:

Bioengineering

Keywords:

FLIM
two-photon
FAD
flavin adenine dinucleotide
flavin
anisotropy
breast cancer

File:

Download thesisFINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Ahmed A Heikal, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Wivholm, Brandon David

Title:

FLOW FIELD MEASUREMENT IN THE PENN STATE 12 CC PVAD USING PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY (PIV)

Graduate Program:

Bioengineering

Keywords:

PIV
Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device
PVAD

File:

Download Wivholm_Brandon_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Keefe B Manning, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Roszelle, Breigh Nonte

Title:

An Investigation of Three-Dimensionality in the Penn State Pulsatile Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device

Graduate Program:

Bioengineering

Keywords:

particle image velocimetry
pediatric ventricular assist device
fluid mechanics

File:

Download MastersThesisFinal.pdf

Committee Members:

Keefe B Manning, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Keefe B Manning, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Porzio, David Philip

Title:

MICRO-THROUGH-MACROSCALE FLUID-DYNAMICS MODELING OF HUMAN RESPIRATION

Graduate Program:

Bioengineering

Keywords:

computational fluid dynamics
cfd
multiscale
human respiration
macroscale
breathing
microscale

File:

Download Thesis_David_P_Porzio.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert Francis Kunz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Francis Kunz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Gilbert, Daniel Richard

Title:

The Effects of Stimulation Rate on the Elicited Stapedius Response in Cochlear Implants

Graduate Program:

Bioengineering

Keywords:

neural interfacing
cochlear implants
objective fitting
stapedius

File:

Download Gilbert_MS_Thesis__072108___Final_.pdf

Committee Members:

Ryan S Clement, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

JAISWAL, DEVINA

Title:

ESOPHAGEAL DAMAGE IN RESPONSE TO NONINVASIVE FOCUSED ULTRASOUND FOR TREATMENT OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION

Graduate Program:

Bioengineering

Keywords:

single element
atrial fibrillation
phased array
Transesophageal ultrasound transducer
in vivo
histology
cardiac lesion
ex vivo

File:

Download DevinaJaiswal_Masters_thesis_bioengineering.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Nadine B Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Nadine Barrie Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Long, George Douglas

Title:

COMPUTATIONAL SIMULATIONS OF FLOW OVER THE SURFACE OF A FORMED THROMBUS IN A BACKWARD-FACING STEP

Graduate Program:

Bioengineering

Keywords:

Thrombosis
embolization
backward-facing step
sudden expansion
CFD
simulation
clot

File:

Download GeorgeDLongJrThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Keefe B Manning, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Keefe B Manning, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Chiang, Homer H.

Title:

Effect of Rigidifying and Fluidizing Agents on Membrane Raft Stability

Graduate Program:

Bioengineering

Keywords:

plasma membrane
membrane rafts
tocopherol
model membranes
triton-X

File:

Download HHC_MS_Thesis_2010.pdf

Committee Members:

Peter J Butler, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Peter J Butler, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Wivholm, Jennifer Anne

Title:

FLOW FIELD STUDY COMPARING DESIGN ITERATIONS OF A 50 CC LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE

Graduate Program:

Bioengineering

Keywords:

particle image velocimetry
ventricular assist device

File:

Download J_Wivholm_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Keefe B Manning, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Nanna, Jason Christopher

Title:

BEAT RATE IMPLICATIONS ON THE FLUID DYNAMICS OF A 50 CC LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE

Graduate Program:

Bioengineering

Keywords:

beat rate
left ventricular assist device
particle image velocimetry
systolic duration
wall shear rate

File:

Download Jason_C_Nanna_Masters_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Keefe B Manning, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Keefe B Manning, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Steven Deutsch, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Richard Scott Meyer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Mandell, Jason Gregory

Title:

The Dynamics of Brain and CSF Growth in the Developing Hydrocephalic Mouse

Graduate Program:

Bioengineering

Keywords:

magnetic resonance imaging
kaolin
Hydrocephalus

File:

Download jgm206_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Andrew Webb, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Andrew G Webb, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Steven Schiff, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Yu, Qianru

Title:

Multimodal microspectroscopy for noninvasive, quantitative, and multiscale studies of biological systems

Graduate Program:

Bioengineering

Keywords:

two-photon
FLIM
mitochondria
microscopy
FCS

File:

Download masterThesis_yu.pdf

Committee Members:

Ahmed A Heikal, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ahmed A Heikal, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Cheng Dong, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
William O Hancock, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Sah, Rachna

Title:

Role of Divalent Cations in Glycocalyx Shedding and Leukocyte-Endothelium Adhesion

Graduate Program:

Bioengineering

Keywords:

Glycocalyx Divalent Leukocyte Endothelium

File:

Download Thesis_Final_17Nov2008.pdf

Committee Members:

Herbert Herling Lipowsky, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Yunkunis, Tara Marie

Title:

DEVELOPMENT AND CHARACTERIZATION OF EXTRACELLULAR AND INTRACELLULAR TARGETS IN TUMOR-INDUCED ENDOTHELIAL JUNCTION REGULATIONS

Graduate Program:

Bioengineering

Keywords:

VE-cadherin
signaling
calcium

File:

Download Yunkunis_Thesis_MS_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Cheng Dong, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Cheng Dong, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Ozdemir, Tugba

Title:

CROSSTALK BETWEEN COAGULATION AND RECEPTOR MEDIATED TUMOR CELL ADHESION TO ENDOTHELIUM UNDER HYDRODYNAMIC SHEAR.

Graduate Program:

Bioengineering

Keywords:

melanoma metastasis
fibrin
coagulation
adhesion receptors.

File:

Download Tugba_Ozdemir.pdf

Committee Members:

Cheng Dong, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Cheng Dong, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Aravamuthan, Vidhya

Title:

In Vitro Assembly of Artificial Mitotic Spindles Using Dielectrophoresis

Graduate Program:

Bioengineering

Keywords:

Artificial spindles
dielectrophoresis

File:

Download AravamuthanV_Thesis_Aug08.pdf

Committee Members:

William O Hancock, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Richard Cyr, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Weidert, Eric Randall

Title:

Quantitative Analysis of Tumor-induced Intracellular Signaling Networks

Graduate Program:

Bioengineering

Keywords:

melanoma
Boolean modeling
kinetic modeling
E-selectin
PAK
junction disassembly
contractility

File:

Download Weidert_Thesis_MS.pdf

Committee Members:

Cheng Dong, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Navitsky, Michael Anthony

Title:

A Comparison of Thrombus Susceptibility for Two Pulsatile 50 cc Left Ventricular Assist Devices

Graduate Program:

Bioengineering

Keywords:

thrombosis
ventricular assist device
fluid mechanics
platelet adhesion

File:

Download Navitsky_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Keefe B Manning, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Sutermaster, Bryan A

Title:

Development of Novel Ultra-Deformable Cationic Liposomes for siRNA Delivery to Fibrous Tumors

Graduate Program:

Bioengineering

Keywords:

liposome
siRNA
cancer
drug delivery

File:

Download SutermasterThesis2012_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Peter J Butler, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Mcphail, Michael Jesse

Title:

Multicolor particle shadow velocimetry and accelerometry for measurements in a human airway model

Graduate Program:

Bioengineering

Keywords:

Phonation
Voice production
Human airway model
Particle shadow velocimetry
Optical flow measurement

File:

Download Michael_McPhail_Masters_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael H Krane, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Arnold Anthony Fontaine, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Keefe B Manning, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
William O Hancock, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Cheng Dong, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor