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1. THE EFFECT OF NANOFIBER DIAMETERS ON INTEGRIN REGULATED FAK-SRC SIGNALLING AND MIGRATION RATES OF HUMAN MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS

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Author:
Mcculloch, Mary Elizabeth
Title:
THE EFFECT OF NANOFIBER DIAMETERS ON INTEGRIN REGULATED FAK-SRC SIGNALLING AND MIGRATION RATES OF HUMAN MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS
Area of Honors:
Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:
FAK
SRC
Tissue Engineering
hMSCs
migration
Focal adhesions
File:
Download HonorsFINALThesisDraft.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Justin Lee Brown, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. William O Hancock, Thesis Honors Advisor

3. Membrane Microdomains Regulate Focal Adhesion Size in Bovine Aortic Endothelial Cells

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Open Access
Author:
Culver, Margaret Frances
Title:
Membrane Microdomains Regulate Focal Adhesion Size in Bovine Aortic Endothelial Cells
Area of Honors:
Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:
Focal Adhesion
Lipid Rafts
Non-lipid amphiphiles
File:
Download Final_Thesis_for_submission_pdf.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Peter J Butler, Thesis Supervisor
Peter J Butler, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Justin Lee Brown, Faculty Reader

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. EXPERIMENTAL PLATFORM SIMULATING THE MECHANICAL EFFECTS OF DIAPHRAGMATIC MOTION ON INFERIOR VENA CAVA COLLAPSIBILITY

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Open Access
Author:
Crompton, Philip Edward
Title:
EXPERIMENTAL PLATFORM SIMULATING THE MECHANICAL EFFECTS OF DIAPHRAGMATIC MOTION ON INFERIOR VENA CAVA COLLAPSIBILITY
Area of Honors:
Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:
IVC filter
IVC collapse
diaphragmatic motion
inferior vena cava
File:
Download Crompton_Thesis2.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Keefe B Manning, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Justin Lee Brown, Thesis Honors Advisor

11. Investigating the Impact of Flow Recirculation on Cellular Uptake of Nanoparticles

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Open Access
Author:
Boland, Samuel Fares
Title:
Investigating the Impact of Flow Recirculation on Cellular Uptake of Nanoparticles
Area of Honors:
Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:
nanoparticles
atherosclerosis
flow chamber
finite element analysis
drug delivery
fluid dynamics
cell mechanics
File:
Download Boland_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Peter J Butler, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Justin Lee Brown, Thesis Honors Advisor

12. 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

13. 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

14. DEVELOPMENT OF A NOVEL MAGNESIUM DOPED CITRATE BASED POLYMER COMPOSITE FOR ORTHOPEDIC ENGINEERING

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Open Access
Author:
Rahn, Kevin Michael
Title:
DEVELOPMENT OF A NOVEL MAGNESIUM DOPED CITRATE BASED POLYMER COMPOSITE FOR ORTHOPEDIC ENGINEERING
Area of Honors:
Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:
bone
bone engineering
orthopedic engineering
citrate-based materials
magnesium oxide
polymer
tissue engineering
injection molding
File:
Download Kevin_Rahn_Honors_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Jian Yang, Thesis Supervisor
Jian Yang, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Justin Lee Brown, Faculty Reader

15. 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

19. Studying Thrombosis and Surface Roughness in the Penn State Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device

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Open Access
Author:
Richardsen, Cecilia
Title:
Studying Thrombosis and Surface Roughness in the Penn State Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device
Area of Honors:
Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:
thrombosis
heart
surface roughness
bridge to transplant
PVAD
artificial organ
polyurethane
platelets
fibrin
File:
Download Richardsen_Thesis_Final_SHC_.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Keefe B Manning, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Justin Lee Brown, Thesis Honors Advisor

21. SURFACE CHARACTERISTICS OF IMPLANTABLE LONG-TERM USE FONTAN PUMP MATERIALS

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Open Access
Author:
Mc Hugh, Clare Moire
Title:
SURFACE CHARACTERISTICS OF IMPLANTABLE LONG-TERM USE FONTAN PUMP MATERIALS
Area of Honors:
Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:
Biomaterials
Biomedical Engineering
Fontan Circulation
Fluid Mechanics
Biocompatibility
Platelet Adhesion
Thrombosis
Medical Device
File:
Download McHugh_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Keefe B Manning, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Justin Lee Brown, Thesis Honors Advisor

22. Yes-associated protein 1 localization in response to substrate architecture

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Open Access
Author:
Chan, Coreena
Title:
Yes-associated protein 1 localization in response to substrate architecture
Area of Honors:
Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:
YAP
YAP1
yes-associated protein
yes-associated protein 1
nanofibers
osteogenesis
osteogenic differentiation
RhoA
FAK
focal adhesions
tissue engineering
Hippo signaling pathway
cancer
tumor suppression
File:
Download Chan_Coreena_Honors_Thesis_SP19.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Justin Lee Brown, Thesis Supervisor
Timothy J Jegla, Thesis Honors Advisor

23. 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