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51. Characterizing Melanoma Adhesion Dynamics: Thrombin Mediated Interactions and Polymorphic Neutrophil Deformability

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Open Access
Author:
Lee, Deborah Snyder
Title:
Characterizing Melanoma Adhesion Dynamics: Thrombin Mediated Interactions and Polymorphic Neutrophil Deformability
Area of Honors:
Bioengineering
Keywords:
melanoma
polymorphic neutrophils
cellular adhesions
flow assays
bioengineering
cancer
thrombin
fibrin
endothelium
File:
Download undergraduate_thesis_deborah_lee_FINAL.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Cheng Dong, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. William O Hancock, Thesis Honors Advisor
Yong Wang, Faculty Reader

53. An Investigation Into The Nanofiber-induced Epigenetic Changes In Mesenchymal Stem Cells

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Open Access
Author:
Swatski, Matthew David
Title:
An Investigation Into The Nanofiber-induced Epigenetic Changes In Mesenchymal Stem Cells
Area of Honors:
Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:
epigenetics
nanofibers
PMMA
biomaterials
regenerative medicine
stem cells
tissue engineering
biomedical engineering
File:
Download Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Justin Lee Brown, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. William O Hancock, Thesis Honors Advisor
Jian Yang, Faculty Reader

55. Melanoma Extravasation Through the Endothelium Affects Focal Adhesion Disassembly

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Open Access
Author:
Eswar, Vikram Jayraj
Title:
Melanoma Extravasation Through the Endothelium Affects Focal Adhesion Disassembly
Area of Honors:
Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:
melanoma
Src
focal adhesion
endothelium
traction force
vinculin
contractility
extravasation
File:
Download Eswar_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Cheng Dong, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. William O Hancock, Thesis Honors Advisor
Esther Winter Gomez, Faculty Reader

57. Determining the Effect of Kinesin-5 Inhibitors on the Nucleation Rates of Microtubules in vitro and Synthesizing, Characterizing, and Purifying Fluorescently Labeled Nucleotides

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Open Access
Author:
Lingafelt, Colin Mark
Title:
Determining the Effect of Kinesin-5 Inhibitors on the Nucleation Rates of Microtubules in vitro and Synthesizing, Characterizing, and Purifying Fluorescently Labeled Nucleotides
Area of Honors:
Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:
kinesins
microtubules
fluorescent nucleotides
binding rates
synthesis
Eg5
nucleation
tubulin
critical concentration
File:
Download thesis_ColinLingafelt_04102017_final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. William O Hancock, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. William O Hancock, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Justin Lee Brown, Faculty Reader
Herbert Herling Lipowsky, Faculty Reader

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

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Open Access
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

59. VISUALIZATION AND QUANTITATION OF STEM CELL MEDIATED MINERALIZATION OF A DEMINERALIZED COLLAGEN SAFFOLD IN A TISSUE ENGINEERING MODEL

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Open Access
Author:
McKellar, Brian U
Title:
VISUALIZATION AND QUANTITATION OF STEM CELL MEDIATED MINERALIZATION OF A DEMINERALIZED COLLAGEN SAFFOLD IN A TISSUE ENGINEERING MODEL
Area of Honors:
Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:
Tissue Engineering
Bone
Biomineralization
Osteogenic differentiation
Stem cell
File:
Download McKellar_EpiBone_Thesis_FinalSchreyer_links.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Justin Lee Brown, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. William O Hancock, Thesis Honors Advisor

60. The impact of genetic variants on kinesin motor proteins and the link to neurological disorders

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Open Access
Author:
Erdman, Marcus Orion
Title:
The impact of genetic variants on kinesin motor proteins and the link to neurological disorders
Area of Honors:
Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:
kinesin
neurological disorder
mutation
genomics
File:
Download Thesis_final_Marcus_Erdman.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. William O Hancock, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. William O Hancock, Thesis Honors Advisor
Peter J Butler, Faculty Reader
Dr. Justin Lee Brown, Faculty Reader

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

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Open Access
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

62. Design, construction, and testing of a pneumatic vibrotactile stimulus system for use with awake, behaving mice

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Open Access
Author:
Cook, Alexander Philip
Title:
Design, construction, and testing of a pneumatic vibrotactile stimulus system for use with awake, behaving mice
Area of Honors:
Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:
Neurovascular coupling
Electrophysiology
Passive touch
Pneumatic system
Vibrotactile stimulus
File:
Download Cook_Alexander_PneumaticSystem.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Patrick James Drew, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. William O Hancock, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Nanyin Zhang, Faculty Reader

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

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Open Access
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

64. CHARACTERIZATION OF THROMBI THROUGH MRI AND HISTOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF ERYTHROCYTE GHOST CLOTS

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Open Access
Author:
Hagenah, Kristen E
Title:
CHARACTERIZATION OF THROMBI THROUGH MRI AND HISTOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF ERYTHROCYTE GHOST CLOTS
Area of Honors:
Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:
Ghost Cells
Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping
Left Ventricular Thrombus
File:
Download Hagenah_Kristen_Schreyer_Thesis_Final_.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Keefe B Manning, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. William O Hancock, Thesis Honors Advisor

65. CALCIUM DOPED CITRATE BOUND BIOMATERIALS FOR MULTIFUNCTIONAL ORTHOPEDIC TISSUE ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS

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Open Access
Author:
Fadel, John Elias
Title:
CALCIUM DOPED CITRATE BOUND BIOMATERIALS FOR MULTIFUNCTIONAL ORTHOPEDIC TISSUE ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS
Area of Honors:
Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:
Bone
orthopedics
orthopedic engineering
tissue engineering
bone implant
polymer
polymer engineering
characterization
materials
File:
Download Final_Thesis_Draft_FADEL.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Jian Yang, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. William O Hancock, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Justin Lee Brown, Faculty Reader

66. A CONTROL STUDY USING DNA TO TEST THE EFFECTS OF SHEAR STRESS ON VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR

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Open Access
Author:
Jankowska, Maya Ann-Marie
Title:
A CONTROL STUDY USING DNA TO TEST THE EFFECTS OF SHEAR STRESS ON VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR
Area of Honors:
Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:
von willebrand factor
vwf
optical trap
fluid shear
LVADS
plasmid
fluid mechanics
optical tweezers
shear stress
acquired von willebrand syndrome
File:
Download vWF_Thesis_wTemplate_Maya2.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Keefe B Manning, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. William O Hancock, Thesis Honors Advisor

68. EXPLORING THE EFFECTS OF BINGE ALCOHOL DRINKING IN THE RAT

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Open Access
Author:
Cramer, Samuel Reed
Title:
EXPLORING THE EFFECTS OF BINGE ALCOHOL DRINKING IN THE RAT
Area of Honors:
Interdisciplinary in Biomedical Engineering and Neuroscience
Keywords:
ethanol
alcohol
resting state fmri
fmri
functional connectivity
binge
retrosplenial cortex
amygdala
hippocampus
zona incerta
File:
Download OFFICIAL_honors_thesis_template_FINAL.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Nanyin Zhang, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. William O Hancock, Thesis Honors Advisor
Ping Li, Thesis Honors Advisor

69. THE FUNCTIONAL CONNECTIVITY CHANGES IN THE RAT BRAIN FOLLOWING ACUTE AND CHRONIC NICOTINE ADMINISTRATION

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Open Access
Author:
Roby, Alison C
Title:
THE FUNCTIONAL CONNECTIVITY CHANGES IN THE RAT BRAIN FOLLOWING ACUTE AND CHRONIC NICOTINE ADMINISTRATION
Area of Honors:
Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:
functional connectivity
nicotine
individual difference
acute response
File:
Download thesis_Roby_Alison_final_links.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Nanyin Zhang, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. William O Hancock, Thesis Honors Advisor

70. Assessment of Demographic, Anthropometric, and Physical Performance Variables As Predictors of Sprint Cycling Power

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Open Access
Author:
Mellen, James Scott
Title:
Assessment of Demographic, Anthropometric, and Physical Performance Variables As Predictors of Sprint Cycling Power
Area of Honors:
Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:
cycling
vertical jump
wearable measurement device
sprint
File:
Download James_Mellen_Thesis_Final_Draft__3-30-18_.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Giampietro Luciano Vairo, Thesis Supervisor
Jian Yang, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. William O Hancock, Faculty Reader

71. THE EFFECTS OF CELL MORPHOLOGY ON NANOPARTICLE UPTAKE AND UPTAKE AT THE LEADING EDGE IN MC3T3 CELLS

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Open Access
Author:
Li, Harvey S
Title:
THE EFFECTS OF CELL MORPHOLOGY ON NANOPARTICLE UPTAKE AND UPTAKE AT THE LEADING EDGE IN MC3T3 CELLS
Area of Honors:
Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:
Biomedical engineering
cell morphology
cell culture
microcontact printing
immunostaining
immunofluorescence
live-cell imaging
cell leading edge
cell
y-27632
File:
Download Honors_Thesis_FINAL_v2.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Justin Lee Brown, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. William O Hancock, Thesis Honors Advisor

73. THE ROLE OF MECHANICALLY GATED ION CHANNELS IN REGULATING THE RESPONSE OF MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS TO NANOFIBER ARCHITECTURE

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Open Access
Author:
Wandling, Grant Donald
Title:
THE ROLE OF MECHANICALLY GATED ION CHANNELS IN REGULATING THE RESPONSE OF MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS TO NANOFIBER ARCHITECTURE
Area of Honors:
Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:
Nanofibers
TREK-1
hMSCs
osteoblasts
File:
Download Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Justin Lee Brown, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. William O Hancock, Thesis Honors Advisor

74. THE EFFECT OF MICROFIBER MORPHOLOHY AND CELL DENSITY ON THE LOCALIZATION OF YAP PROTEIN IN MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS

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Open Access
Author:
Steltz, Austin E
Title:
THE EFFECT OF MICROFIBER MORPHOLOHY AND CELL DENSITY ON THE LOCALIZATION OF YAP PROTEIN IN MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS
Area of Honors:
Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:
mesenchymal stem cell
msc
YAP
Yes Associated Protein
Mechanotransduction
Transduce
biology
biomedical engineering
electrospinning
fibers
flat
File:
Download Austin_Steltz_thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Justin Lee Brown, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. William O Hancock, Thesis Honors Advisor
Yong Wang, Faculty Reader

75. Determining Embolus Trapping Efficiency of an Inferior Vena Cava Filter during Exercise

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Open Access
Author:
Riley, Joshua Mackey
Title:
Determining Embolus Trapping Efficiency of an Inferior Vena Cava Filter during Exercise
Area of Honors:
Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:
Inferior Vena Cava Filter
IVC Filter
Pulmonary Embolism
Trapping Efficiency
File:
Download Riley_Final_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Keefe B Manning, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. William O Hancock, Thesis Honors Advisor
Peter J Butler, Faculty Reader

78. Brownian Dynamics Simulation of Kinesin

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Open Access
Author:
Cook, Zeke
Title:
Brownian Dynamics Simulation of Kinesin
Area of Honors:
Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:
Kinesin
Protein
Motor
Mechanobiology
Mechanochemistry
Processive
Fluorescence
Gold Nanoparticle
Tracking
Total Internal Reflection
Microscopy
Interferometric Scattering
Brownian
Dynamics
Brownian Dynamics
Molecular Modeling
Molecular Dynamics
File:
Download Cook_Annan_BrownianDynamicsSimulationofKinesinMotorProteinDynamics.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. William O Hancock, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. William O Hancock, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Justin Lee Brown, Faculty Reader