1. A Foundational Study Of Heart Valve Tissue Engineering: exploration of Natural and Synthetic Scaffold Approaches Open Access Author: Johnson, Katherine Lynn Title: A Foundational Study Of Heart Valve Tissue Engineering: exploration of Natural and Synthetic Scaffold Approaches Area of Honors: Bioengineering Keywords: Tissue engineeringBioengineeringheart valve File: Download Johnson_Katherine_heartvalvetissue.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. George Engelmayr, Thesis SupervisorPeter J Butler, Thesis Honors AdvisorMargaret June Slattery, Faculty Reader
2. The effect of bioconjugation of calcium phosphosilicate nanoparticles on breast cancer cell association under shear conditions Open Access Author: Harter, Lauren Michele Title: The effect of bioconjugation of calcium phosphosilicate nanoparticles on breast cancer cell association under shear conditions Area of Honors: Bioengineering Keywords: nanoparticlesbreast cancershear conditions File: Download Harter_Lauren_bioconjugationCPSNPsbreastcancer.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Cheng Dong, Thesis SupervisorPeter J Butler, Thesis Honors Advisor
3. An In Vitro Fluid Dynamic Study of a Continuous Flow Device Outlet in Relation to Acquired von Willebrand Syndrome Open Access Author: Lani, Ryan Anthony Title: An In Vitro Fluid Dynamic Study of a Continuous Flow Device Outlet in Relation to Acquired von Willebrand Syndrome Area of Honors: Bioengineering Keywords: laser Doppler velocimetry (LDV)HeartMate IIvon Willebrand factor (vWF)ventricular assist devices (VAD)fluid dynamics File: Download Lani_Ryan_An_In_Vitro_Fluid_Dynamic_Study_of_a_Continuous_Flow_Device.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Keefe B Manning, Thesis SupervisorPeter J Butler, Thesis Honors AdvisorSteven Deutsch, Faculty Reader
4. Magnetic Resonance Imaging as a Diagnostic Tool in the Detection of Diabetic Retinopathy in Mice Open Access Author: Hobelmann, Kealan Christian Title: Magnetic Resonance Imaging as a Diagnostic Tool in the Detection of Diabetic Retinopathy in Mice Area of Honors: Bioengineering Keywords: MRIdiabetic retinopathydiabetesradiofrequency coilmagnetic resonance imaging File: Download 1-Hobelmann_Kealan_DiabeticRetinopathyMRI.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Thomas Neuberger, Thesis SupervisorPeter J Butler, Thesis Honors Advisor
5. The Role of Nanofiber Architecture in NF-κB Signaling Open Access Author: Hong, Christopher Xighlun Title: The Role of Nanofiber Architecture in NF-κB Signaling Area of Honors: Bioengineering Keywords: NF-κBOPGRANKLRANKMC3T3bonetissue engineeringscaffoldsnanofiberselectrospinningPMMAosteoblastsosteoclasts File: Download Chris_Hong_Thesis_Final_Draft_-_REVISED.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Justin Lee Brown, Thesis SupervisorPeter J Butler, Thesis Honors Advisor
6. Autocrine Stimulation Of Melanoma Causes Mmp-2 Upregulation And Subsequent Migration Open Access Author: Khristov, Todor R Title: Autocrine Stimulation Of Melanoma Causes Mmp-2 Upregulation And Subsequent Migration Area of Honors: Bioengineering Keywords: melanomatumorextravasationmatrix metalloproteinase File: Download Khristov_Todor_Autocrine.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Cheng Dong, Thesis SupervisorPeter J Butler, Thesis Honors Advisor
7. The Use of Time Correlated Single Photon Counting to Optimize siRNA Encapsulation in Nanoliposomes Open Access Author: Tanella, Elaine Marie Title: The Use of Time Correlated Single Photon Counting to Optimize siRNA Encapsulation in Nanoliposomes Area of Honors: Bioengineering Keywords: siRNAnanoliposomemolecular brightnesstime correlated single photon countingfluorescence correlation spectroscopy File: Download Elaine_Tanella_thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Peter J Butler, Thesis SupervisorPeter J Butler, Thesis Honors AdvisorMargaret June Slattery, Faculty Reader
8. Re-engineering breast cancer metabolism using metformin and dichloroacetate Open Access Author: Banskota, Samagya Title: Re-engineering breast cancer metabolism using metformin and dichloroacetate Area of Honors: Bioengineering Keywords: CancerBreast Cancer MetabolismMetforminDichloroacetate File: Download Thesis_final_.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Anneke Blackburn, Thesis SupervisorDr. William O Hancock, Thesis SupervisorPeter J Butler, Thesis Honors Advisor
9. Feasibility Studies for Optical Trap Detection of Single Molecule Adhesion and Force Generation Open Access Author: Bernick, David J Title: Feasibility Studies for Optical Trap Detection of Single Molecule Adhesion and Force Generation Area of Honors: Bioengineering Keywords: optical traplaser tweezersintegrin ligand bindingbeadavidinbiotinmicroscopy File: Download Final_Thesis_Bernick_David_Optical_Trap.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Peter J Butler, Thesis SupervisorPeter J Butler, Thesis Honors AdvisorDr. Keefe B Manning, Faculty ReaderDr. William O Hancock, Faculty Reader
10. Quantitative Analysis of Tumor-induced Intracellular Signaling Networks Open Access Author: Weidert, Eric Randall Title: Quantitative Analysis of Tumor-induced Intracellular Signaling Networks Area of Honors: Bioengineering Keywords: melanomaBoolean modelingkinetic modelingE-selectinPAKjunction disassemblycontractility File: Download Weidert_Thesis_Honors.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Cheng Dong, Thesis SupervisorPeter J Butler, Thesis Honors AdvisorReka Z Albert, Faculty Reader