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Author:

Ceneviva, Nicholas E

Title:

Protocol and Initial Surface Analysis of Explanted Blood Sacs for the Penn State Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device

Area of Honors:

Bioengineering

Keywords:

ventricular assist device
pediatric
cardiovascular device
thrombosis
VAD
PVAD
optical profilometry

File:

Download Ceneviva_Nicholas_SHCThesisFinal.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Keefe B Manning, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Keefe B Manning, Thesis Honors Advisor
William Joseph Weiss, Faculty Reader

Author:

Putnam, Hannah Elizabeth

Title:

Structural Factors Affecting Ankle Strength

Area of Honors:

Biomedical Engineering

Keywords:

strength
moment arm
muscle size

File:

Download 1-Putnam_Hannah_structrualfactorsaffectinganklestrength.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Stephen Jacob Piazza, Thesis Supervisor
Peter J Butler, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Keefe B Manning, Faculty Reader

Author:

Brown, Edward Alexander

Title:

A Study in the Design of an Accelerated Wear Tester that is Compatible with a Particle Image Velocimetry and High Speed Camera Setup

Area of Honors:

Bioengineering

Keywords:

Accelerated Wear Tester
Particle Image Velocimetry
AWT
PIV
Heart Valve
Artificial Heart Valve
Fluid Dynamics

File:

Download Edward_A_Brown_Honors_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Keefe B Manning, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Keefe B Manning, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. William O Hancock, Faculty Reader

Author:

Tramontozzi, Michael William

Title:

Computational Modeling of the Effects of Shear Stress on von Willebrand Factor Proteolysis

Area of Honors:

Bioengineering

Keywords:

Biomedical
Engineering
COMSOL
von Willebrand Factor
Ventricular Assist Device
Computational
Optical Trap
Shear

File:

Download Michael_Tramontozzi_-_Thesis_Final.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Keefe B Manning, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Keefe B Manning, Thesis Honors Advisor
Peter J Butler, Faculty Reader
Margaret June Slattery, Faculty Reader

Author:

Candela, Xavier Joseph

Title:

The Investigation of Fluid Shear Stress and Subsequent Conformational Changes of von Willebrand Factor Observed in an Optical Trap

Area of Honors:

Bioengineering

Keywords:

vWF
optical trap
fluid shear
von Willebrand Factor
LVADs

File:

Download FORMATTED_CANDELA_THESIS_PC_version_CORRECT.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Keefe B Manning, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Keefe B Manning, Thesis Honors Advisor
Peter J Butler, Faculty Reader

Author:

Miller, John Robert

Title:

Real-time Feedback in a Volumetric Display for Motor Learning Applications

Area of Honors:

Bioengineering

Keywords:

volumetric display
motor learning
3D
training
feedback
motion capture
real-time

File:

Download Honors-_final_thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Stephen Jacob Piazza, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Keefe B Manning, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Pulenthiran, Arichanah Annam

Title:

Embolus Migration and Capture from Different Cross-sectional Release Positions

Area of Honors:

Biomedical Engineering

Keywords:

Filter
vena cava
IVC
embolus
imaging

File:

Download Pulenthiran_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Keefe B Manning, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. William O Hancock, Thesis Honors Advisor
Peter J Butler, Faculty Reader

Author:

Mueser, Ashlyn S

Title:

RELATIONSHIP OF PLATELET ADHESION WITH SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY IN THE PENN STATE PEDIATRIC VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE

Area of Honors:

Biomedical Engineering

Keywords:

PVAD
Platelet Adhesion
Surface Topography
Pediatric Ventricular Assist Devices

File:

Download Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Keefe B Manning, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. William O Hancock, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Gallagher, Maureen Brenna

Title:

A Study of the Effect of Hematocrit on Weaning in the 12 cc Penn State Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device

Area of Honors:

Biomedical Engineering

Keywords:

PVAD
artificial heart
hematocrit
weaning
fluid dynamics

File:

Download Gallagher_Schreyer_Thesis_FINAL.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Keefe B Manning, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Keefe B Manning, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. William O Hancock, Faculty Reader
Dr. William O Hancock, Faculty Reader

Author:

Kessler, Joshua C

Title:

Pulsatile Assessment Of The FDA Computational Study Of Fluid Flow In Biomedical Devices

Area of Honors:

Biomedical Engineering

Keywords:

FDA
Turbulence
Computational Fluid Dynamics
CFD
LDV
Benchmark Nozzle Model
Critical Path Initiative
Pulsatile Flow

File:

Download Thesisv_schreyer.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Keefe B Manning, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. William O Hancock, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Pak Kin Wong, Faculty Reader