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1. THE ROLE OF CYTOSKELETON PROTEINS IN THE DETERMINATION OF NEURONAL POLARITY

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Open Access
Author:
Han, Anna Q.
Title:
THE ROLE OF CYTOSKELETON PROTEINS IN THE DETERMINATION OF NEURONAL POLARITY
Area of Honors:
Bioengineering
Keywords:
cytoskeleton proteins
cofilin
slingshot
LIM kinase
neuronal polarity
hippocampal neurons
File:
Download Han.Anna.Spring_2010_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Gong Chen, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Gong Chen, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. William O Hancock, Thesis Honors Advisor
Peter J Butler, Faculty Reader

2. THE EFFECTS OF THE TUMOR MICROENVIRONMENT ON ENDOTHELIAL CELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULE EXPRESSION

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Open Access
Author:
Goodrich, Christopher James
Title:
THE EFFECTS OF THE TUMOR MICROENVIRONMENT ON ENDOTHELIAL CELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULE EXPRESSION
Area of Honors:
Bioengineering
Keywords:
cancer
metastasis
adhesion
ICAM-1
File:
Download Thesis_Reviewed_Final_-_Christopher_Goodrich.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Cheng Dong, Thesis Supervisor
Cheng Dong, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. William O Hancock, Thesis Honors Advisor
Peter J Butler, Faculty Reader

4. A Computational Study of Airflow in a Standardized Human Nasal Cavity: Implications Regarding Olfaction

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Open Access
Author:
Shenk, Elizabeth Marie
Title:
A Computational Study of Airflow in a Standardized Human Nasal Cavity: Implications Regarding Olfaction
Area of Honors:
Bioengineering
Keywords:
human olfaction
nasal airflow
standardized human nasal cavity
CFD analysis
File:
Download Shenk_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Brent A Craven, Thesis Supervisor
Brent A Craven, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. William O Hancock, Thesis Supervisor
Peter J Butler, Faculty Reader

5. The Effects of Combination Zoledronate and Docetaxel Therapy on Breast Cancer Colonization of Three-Dimensional Osteoblastic Tissue

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Open Access
Author:
Miller, Genevieve Nicole
Title:
The Effects of Combination Zoledronate and Docetaxel Therapy on Breast Cancer Colonization of Three-Dimensional Osteoblastic Tissue
Area of Honors:
Bioengineering
Keywords:
breast cancer
bone metastasis
bisphosphonate
File:
Download Miller_Genevieve_Honors_Thesis_2010.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Erwin A Vogler, Thesis Supervisor
Erwin A Vogler, Thesis Supervisor
Andrea Marie Mastro, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. William O Hancock, Thesis Honors Advisor

7. PARTICLE SORTING WITH SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVES (SAW) FOR A FULLY INTEGRATED MICROFLUIDIC FLOW CYTOMETER

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Open Access
Author:
Pisupati, Karthik
Title:
PARTICLE SORTING WITH SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVES (SAW) FOR A FULLY INTEGRATED MICROFLUIDIC FLOW CYTOMETER
Area of Honors:
Bioengineering
Keywords:
microfluidic
surface acoustic wave
sorting
File:
Download karthikpisupati_thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Jun Huang, Thesis Supervisor
Jun Huang, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. William O Hancock, Thesis Honors Advisor
Siyang Zheng, Faculty Reader

8. Improving Carbon Fiber Microelectrode Performance for Measuring Serotonin by Voltammetry

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Open Access
Author:
Sawarynski, Lauren Elizabeth
Title:
Improving Carbon Fiber Microelectrode Performance for Measuring Serotonin by Voltammetry
Area of Honors:
Bioengineering
Keywords:
serotonin
carbon fiber microelectrodes
voltammetry
File:
Download LSawarynski_FinalThesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Anne Milasincic Andrews, Ph D, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Anne Milasincic Andrews, Ph D, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. William O Hancock, Thesis Honors Advisor
Peter J Butler, Faculty Reader

10. AORTIC OUTLET EXTENSION IN THE 12CC PENN STATE PEDIATRIC VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE

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Open Access
Author:
Fickes, Michael Glenn
Title:
AORTIC OUTLET EXTENSION IN THE 12CC PENN STATE PEDIATRIC VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE
Area of Honors:
Bioengineering
Keywords:
outlet valve extension
blockage
PVAD
File:
Download Michael_Fickes_Honors_Thesis_Schreyers.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Keefe B Manning, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Keefe B Manning, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. William O Hancock, Thesis Honors Advisor
Steven Deutsch, Faculty Reader

11. The Challenges of Implanting the Penn State Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device: Study of the Ascending Aorta Anastomotic Flow

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Open Access
Author:
Perone, Michael Vincent
Title:
The Challenges of Implanting the Penn State Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device: Study of the Ascending Aorta Anastomotic Flow
Area of Honors:
Bioengineering
Keywords:
Penn State PVAD
anastomosis
File:
Download Perone_-_Honors_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Keefe B Manning, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Keefe B Manning, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. William O Hancock, Thesis Honors Advisor
Steven Deutsch, Faculty Reader

12. THE EFFECTS OF MULTIPLE KINESIN MOTORS ON CARGO TRANSPORT VELOCITY

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Open Access
Author:
Bizzaro, Nicholas Robert
Title:
THE EFFECTS OF MULTIPLE KINESIN MOTORS ON CARGO TRANSPORT VELOCITY
Area of Honors:
Bioengineering
Keywords:
motor proteins
kinesin
cellular transport
File:
Download Schreyer_Honors_College_Thesis_-_Nicholas_Bizzaro.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. William O Hancock, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. William O Hancock, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. William O Hancock, Thesis Honors Advisor
Peter J Butler, Faculty Reader
Margaret June Slattery, Faculty Reader

13. THE CHARACTERIZATION OF A MICROCHANNEL DEVICE USING LASER BASED MICRO-PIV

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Open Access
Author:
Wang , Sicong
Title:
THE CHARACTERIZATION OF A MICROCHANNEL DEVICE USING LASER BASED MICRO-PIV
Area of Honors:
Bioengineering
Keywords:
microchannel
microfluidics
micro-PIV
soft lithography
murray law
circulating tumor cell
velocity profile
volumetric flow rate
pulastive flow
PDMS
File:
Download THECHARACTERIZATION_OF_MICROCHANNEL_DEVICE_USING_LASER_BASEDMICROPIV.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Siyang Zheng, Thesis Supervisor
Siyang Zheng, Thesis Supervisor
Peter J Butler, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. William O Hancock, Faculty Reader

14. DEVELOPMENT AND CHARACTERIZATION OF EXTRACELLULAR AND INTRACELLULAR TARGETS IN TUMOR-INDUCED ENDOTHELIAL JUNCTION REGULATIONS

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Open Access
Author:
Yunkunis, Tara Marie
Title:
DEVELOPMENT AND CHARACTERIZATION OF EXTRACELLULAR AND INTRACELLULAR TARGETS IN TUMOR-INDUCED ENDOTHELIAL JUNCTION REGULATIONS
Area of Honors:
Bioengineering
Keywords:
signaling
VE-cadherin
calcium
File:
Download Yunkunis_Thesis_SHC_FINAL.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Cheng Dong, Thesis Supervisor
Cheng Dong, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. William O Hancock, Thesis Honors Advisor

15. Modeling the Roll-Slip Nonlinear Dynamics of the Knee

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Open Access
Author:
Gagliardi, Virginia Marie
Title:
Modeling the Roll-Slip Nonlinear Dynamics of the Knee
Area of Honors:
Bioengineering
Keywords:
knee
knee joint
prosthetics
dynamics of the knee
roll-slide
roll-slip
oscillator
File:
Download Gagliardi_Thesis_Spring_2010.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Joseph Paul Cusumano, Thesis Supervisor
Joseph Paul Cusumano, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. William O Hancock, Thesis Honors Advisor
Margaret June Slattery, Faculty Reader

17. Feasibility Studies for Optical Trap Detection of Single Molecule Adhesion and Force Generation

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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 trap
laser tweezers
integrin ligand binding
bead
avidin
biotin
microscopy
File:
Download Final_Thesis_Bernick_David_Optical_Trap.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Peter J Butler, Thesis Supervisor
Peter J Butler, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Keefe B Manning, Faculty Reader
Dr. William O Hancock, Faculty Reader

19. Finite Element Analysis of Microfabricated Poly(Glycerol Sebacate) Scaffolds for use in Heart Valve Tissue Engineering

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Open Access
Author:
Chowdhury, Surjyanil
Title:
Finite Element Analysis of Microfabricated Poly(Glycerol Sebacate) Scaffolds for use in Heart Valve Tissue Engineering
Area of Honors:
Bioengineering
Keywords:
Chowdhury
finite element
COMSOL
heart valve
tissue engineering
poly glycerol sebacate
PGS
microfabricate
scaffold
mesh
File:
Download honors_thesis_final_draft.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. William O Hancock, Thesis Supervisor
Peter J Butler, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Keefe B Manning, Faculty Reader

20. The effect of substrate stiffness on fibrillin expression by mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs)

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Open Access
Author:
Sheldrake, Anne E
Title:
The effect of substrate stiffness on fibrillin expression by mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs)
Area of Honors:
Bioengineering
Keywords:
MEFs
tissue engineering
cardiac
acrylamide
bisacrylamide
heart
fibrillin
scar tissue
File:
Download sheldrake_anne_effect_of_susbstrate_stiffness.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Justin Lee Brown, Thesis Supervisor
Peter J Butler, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. William O Hancock, Faculty Reader