1. The Effects of Extracellular Matrix Rigidity on TGFβ-Induced Histone Modifications and α-SMA Expression in Mammary Epithelial Cells Open Access Author: Annamraju, Apoorva K Title: The Effects of Extracellular Matrix Rigidity on TGFβ-Induced Histone Modifications and α-SMA Expression in Mammary Epithelial Cells Area of Honors: Chemical Engineering Keywords: epithelialmesenchymalhydrogelhistoneα-SMATGFβYoung's modulusrheologycavitation rheology File: Download FINAL_THESIS_PDF.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Esther Winter Gomez, Thesis SupervisorDarrell Velegol, Thesis Honors Advisor
2. Reversible Actuation and Property Recovery of Amphiphilic Triblock Copolymer Fibers Produced by Wet-Spinning Open Access Author: Matuszewski, Kelly Title: Reversible Actuation and Property Recovery of Amphiphilic Triblock Copolymer Fibers Produced by Wet-Spinning Area of Honors: Materials Science and Engineering Keywords: block copolymermaterials scienceactuatorsoft roboticshydrogel File: Download MatuszewskiKelly_HonorsThesis_FINALDRAFT.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Robert John Hickey, III, Thesis SupervisorRobert Allen Kimel, Thesis Honors Advisor
3. Investigating the Effects of Tissue Stiffness on Cancer Cell Dormancy Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Pirog, Angelica Title: Investigating the Effects of Tissue Stiffness on Cancer Cell Dormancy Area of Honors: Chemical Engineering Keywords: matrix stiffnessproliferationapoptosisKi67caspase-3breast cancerdormancyhydrogelYoung's Modulus File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Esther Gomez, Thesis SupervisorDarrell Velegol, Thesis Honors Advisor
