1. A Study of the Effect of Hematocrit on an Elevated Beat Rate in the 12cc Penn State Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device Open Access Author: Houtz, Brady Title: A Study of the Effect of Hematocrit on an Elevated Beat Rate in the 12cc Penn State Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device Area of Honors: Biomedical Engineering Keywords: PVADartificial heartcardiovascularfluid dynamicsbeat ratehematocrit File: Download Houtz_SchreyerThesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Keefe B Manning, Thesis SupervisorWilliam O Hancock, Thesis Honors AdvisorWilliam Joseph Weiss, Faculty Reader
2. Development of an in vitro culture and loading protocol to study the mechanobiology of rabbit anterior cruciate ligaments Open Access Author: Carrozzi, Sabrina Title: Development of an in vitro culture and loading protocol to study the mechanobiology of rabbit anterior cruciate ligaments Area of Honors: Biomedical Engineering Keywords: anterior cruciate ligamentACLmechanobiologyligamenttendonallograftautograftbiomechanics File: Download Final_Schreyer_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Spencer Szczesny, Thesis SupervisorWilliam O Hancock, Thesis Honors Advisor
3. Modeling the Dynamics of Elk Subfamily Ion Channels for Physiological Modulation Open Access Author: Deal, Jack Title: Modeling the Dynamics of Elk Subfamily Ion Channels for Physiological Modulation Area of Honors: Biomedical Engineering Keywords: ElkVoltage-Gated Ion ChannelsHemeKinetic ModelAxon Initial SegmentGating MechanismBoltzmannAffinityDrosophila melanogasterAnkyrinFluorescent MicroscopyXenopusPotassium Channels File: Download Jack_Deal_Modeling_the_Dynamics_of_Elk_Subfamily_Ion_Channels_for_Physiological_Modulation.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Timothy J Jegla, Thesis SupervisorWilliam O Hancock, Thesis Honors Advisor