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Author:

Corsetti, Monica Claire

Title:

An Experimental Setup to Test the Effects of Shear Stress on von Willebrand Factor

Area of Honors:

Bioengineering

Keywords:

von Willebrand Factor
vWF
Optical Trap
Optical Tweezers
Shear Stress
Acquired von Willebrand Syndrome
ADAMTS-13

File:

Download Thesis_Monica_Corsetti.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

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

Author:

Witmer, Kory P

Title:

In Vitro and Computational Analysis of the Fluid Mechanics Promoting Thrombus Formation in a Backward-facing Step Flow Domain

Area of Honors:

Bioengineering

Keywords:

thrombosis
fluid mechanics
computational fluid dynamics
cardiovascular devices
magnetic resonance imaging

File:

Download Schreyer_FinalThesis_Witmer_Kory.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

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

Author:

Kinney, Joanna E

Title:

Histological Analysis of in vitro Thrombus Formation in a Backward Facing Step Flow Domain Using Carstairs' Stain

Area of Honors:

Bioengineering

Keywords:

thrombosis
histology
bioengineering
heart
blood

File:

Download Kinney_Joanna_Thesis_Final.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

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

Author:

Silver, Jeremy Michael

Title:

A Fluid Dynamic Study of the Effect of Hematocrit in the 12 cc Penn State Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device

Area of Honors:

Bioengineering

Keywords:

ventricular assist device
pediatric
cardiovascular device
hematocrit
thrombosis
particle image velocimetry
piv
VAD
PVAD

File:

Download Silver_SHC_Thesis_FINAL.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

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