1. The Investigation of Fluid Shear Stress and Subsequent Conformational Changes of von Willebrand Factor Observed in an Optical Trap Open Access 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: vWFoptical trapfluid shearvon Willebrand FactorLVADs File: Download FORMATTED_CANDELA_THESIS_PC_version_CORRECT.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Keefe B Manning, Thesis SupervisorDr. Keefe B Manning, Thesis Honors AdvisorPeter J Butler, Faculty Reader