1. Analyzing Calcium Deposition on Titanium Surfaces Open Access Author: Shah, Vraj Title: Analyzing Calcium Deposition on Titanium Surfaces Area of Honors: Biomedical Engineering Keywords: Calcium DepositionRoughened Titanium SurfacesOsteogenic RegenerationMacro-micro textured surface (MM)Macro-micro-nano textured surface (MMN)Vraj Shah File: Download Analyzing_Calcium_Deposiiton_on_TItanium_Surfaces_ShahVraj.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Justin Lee Brown, Thesis SupervisorJian Yang, Thesis Honors AdvisorSarah C Ritter, Faculty Reader
2. THERAPEUTIC ULTRASOUND TO MELT FATTY INFILTRATIONS IN MUSCLES Open Access Author: Deichert, Marisa Title: THERAPEUTIC ULTRASOUND TO MELT FATTY INFILTRATIONS IN MUSCLES Area of Honors: Biomedical Engineering Keywords: ultrasoundtherapeutic ultrasoundHIFUrotator cuff tendon File: Download Deichert_Marisa_FinalThesis_FINAL2.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Juli Simon, Thesis SupervisorJustin Lee Brown, Thesis Honors AdvisorMeghan Vidt, Faculty Reader
3. Antimicrobial Peptide Aerogels As An Inhalable Therapy For Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Open Access Author: Klein, Bailey Title: Antimicrobial Peptide Aerogels As An Inhalable Therapy For Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Area of Honors: Biomedical Engineering Keywords: Antimicrobial PeptidesAerogelsPeptidesTubercuosisMycobacterium Tuberculosis File: Download Final_Klein_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Scott H Medina, Thesis SupervisorJian Yang, Thesis Honors AdvisorJustin Lee Brown, Faculty Reader
4. Building 3D Structural Density Maps of p53 Obtained From U-87 MG Glioblastoma Cell Line Open Access Author: Evans, Madison Title: Building 3D Structural Density Maps of p53 Obtained From U-87 MG Glioblastoma Cell Line Area of Honors: Biomedical Engineering Keywords: p53 tetramerp53 dimerGlioblastoma Multiforme cancerprotein structural constructioncryo-EMnegative stainingTEM.p53 tetramerp53 dimerGlioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) cancerprotein structural constructioncryo-EMnegative stainingTEM File: Download Evans_Madison_Building_3D_Structural_Density_Maps_of_p53_Obtained_From_U87_MG_GBM_Cell_Line.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Deb Kelly, Thesis SupervisorJustin Lee Brown, Thesis Honors Advisor
5. In Situ Measurement of Cold Sintered Metals Using Immersion Ultrasound Open Access Author: Trautman, Elizabeth Title: In Situ Measurement of Cold Sintered Metals Using Immersion Ultrasound Area of Honors: Biomedical Engineering Keywords: Immersion UltrasoundCold Sintering File: Download Characterization_of_Cold_Sintered_Metals_using_Immersion_Ultrasound.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Andrea P. Arguelles, Thesis SupervisorJustin Lee Brown, Thesis Honors Advisor
6. Multi-Halide Sensing for Potential Cystic Fibrosis Diagnosis Open Access Author: Schultz, Adam Title: Multi-Halide Sensing for Potential Cystic Fibrosis Diagnosis Area of Honors: Biomedical Engineering Keywords: sensingCystic FibrosisHalidesFlourescence File: Download thesis_final_final_final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Jian Yang, Thesis SupervisorJustin Lee Brown, Thesis Honors Advisor
7. Commensal Biocapsules as a Bacterial Delivery System to Reengineer the Microbiome Open Access Author: Ali, Yasmin Title: Commensal Biocapsules as a Bacterial Delivery System to Reengineer the Microbiome Area of Honors: Biomedical Engineering Keywords: biomaterialsmicrobiome engineeringprecision therapydrug deliveryantimicrobial peptidesgastrointestinal disease File: Download Undergraduate_Thesis_-_Yasmin_Ali.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Scott H Medina, Thesis SupervisorJustin Lee Brown, Thesis Honors Advisor
8. The Effect of Nanofiber Size and Orientation on Human Mesenchymal Stem Cell Nuclear Lamina Composition Open Access Author: Riggio, Abby Title: The Effect of Nanofiber Size and Orientation on Human Mesenchymal Stem Cell Nuclear Lamina Composition Area of Honors: Biomedical Engineering Keywords: hMSCsNuclear LaminaPhosphorylationStem Cell EngineeringPMMANanofibers File: Download RiggioThesisFinal.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Justin Lee Brown, Thesis SupervisorJustin Lee Brown, Thesis Honors AdvisorDaniel J Hayes, Faculty Reader
9. Experimental and Computational Investigation of Correlates of Diffusion Tensor Imaging Changes and Mechanical Strain Open Access Author: Aklilu, Ouniol Title: Experimental and Computational Investigation of Correlates of Diffusion Tensor Imaging Changes and Mechanical Strain Area of Honors: Biomedical Engineering Keywords: Fractional AnisotropyWhite Matter TissueTraumatic Brain Injury File: Download Aklilu_Ouniol_Senior__Thesis_edited.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Reuben H Kraft, Thesis SupervisorJustin Lee Brown, Thesis Honors AdvisorNanyin Zhang, Faculty Reader
10. An Exploration of Ancient Kinases and a Meta-Analysis of the Modern Use of Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors in the Literature Open Access Author: Abello, Kerry Title: An Exploration of Ancient Kinases and a Meta-Analysis of the Modern Use of Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors in the Literature Area of Honors: Biomedical Engineering Keywords: KinasesTyrosine KinasesSrcAblCancerTyrosine Kinase InhibitorImatinibPharmacokineticsSerum BindingProtein Binding File: Download Abello_Kerry_An_Exploration_of_Ancient_Kinases_and_a_Meta-Analysis_of_the_Modern_Use_of_Tyrosine_Kinase_Inhibitors_in_the_Literature.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Justin R Pritchard, Thesis SupervisorJustin Lee Brown, Thesis Honors Advisor
11. Efficiency of an Inferior Vena Cava Filter in Supine Position Open Access Author: Frasca, Ryan Title: Efficiency of an Inferior Vena Cava Filter in Supine Position Area of Honors: Biomedical Engineering Keywords: IVC Filter File: Download RCFrasca_BS_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Keefe B Manning, Thesis SupervisorJian Yang, Thesis Honors AdvisorJustin Lee Brown, Faculty Reader
12. Long-Term Rates of Congenital Cytomegalovirus Sequelae; A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Congenital Cytomegalovirus Open Access Author: Roach, Mikayla Title: Long-Term Rates of Congenital Cytomegalovirus Sequelae; A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Congenital Cytomegalovirus Area of Honors: Biomedical Engineering Keywords: CytomegalovirusCongenitalInfectionPrevalanceSequelae File: Download Roach_Mikayla_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: James Riley Broach, Thesis SupervisorJustin Lee Brown, Thesis Honors Advisor
13. Investigating Optimal Input Parameters For Neural Networks Predicting Elderly Fall Risk Open Access Author: Lakhia, Shagun Title: Investigating Optimal Input Parameters For Neural Networks Predicting Elderly Fall Risk Area of Honors: Biomedical Engineering Keywords: GaitMachine LearningNeural NetworkFall RiskElderlyPredictionClassification File: Download Thesis_Final_Lakhia.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Anne Elizabeth Martin, Thesis SupervisorJustin Lee Brown, Thesis Honors Advisor
14. Implementation of Hygienic Products and Medical Systems in Developing Countries Open Access Author: Gibbard, Sydney Title: Implementation of Hygienic Products and Medical Systems in Developing Countries Area of Honors: Biomedical Engineering Keywords: Menstrual productsDeveloping CountriesMedicineMenstruationBiomedical EngineeringHumanitarian EngineeringRefugeesWomen EqualityWomen's RightsPeriod Poverty File: Download Sydney_Gibbard_Thesis_Spring_23.pdf Thesis Supervisors: John Gershenson, Thesis SupervisorJustin Lee Brown, Thesis Honors Advisor
15. An In Vitro Wound Healing Model Evaluating Zinc Supplementation with Synthetic Wound Dressings Open Access Author: Snow, Emily Title: An In Vitro Wound Healing Model Evaluating Zinc Supplementation with Synthetic Wound Dressings Area of Honors: Biomedical Engineering Keywords: Wound HealingTissue EngineeringStem CellsZincNutrient SupplementationNanofiber ScaffoldsHEK293Cell ProliferationCytokine SecretionCell Migration File: Download Emily_Snow_Final_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Justin Lee Brown, Thesis SupervisorJustin Lee Brown, Thesis Honors AdvisorPeter Butler, Faculty ReaderMaria Rita Castro, Faculty Reader
16. Developing A Wound-Assay for Modeling Collective Cell Migration In Vitro Open Access Author: Narayanamangalam, Aryath Title: Developing A Wound-Assay for Modeling Collective Cell Migration In Vitro Area of Honors: Biomedical Engineering Keywords: Collective Cell MigrationWound HealingWound AssayScratch AssayNanofibersBiomaterialsCell MigrationCancer MetastasisElectrospinningStereolithography3D Printing File: Download Developing_A_Wound-Assay_for_Modeling_Collective_Cell_Migration_In-Vitro_FINAL.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Justin Lee Brown, Thesis SupervisorJustin Lee Brown, Thesis Honors AdvisorPak Kin Wong, Faculty Reader
17. Development of a Prototype Gel-Based Lung System Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Klunk, Danielle Title: Development of a Prototype Gel-Based Lung System Area of Honors: Biomedical Engineering Keywords: bioprintinglung on a chipmicrofluidic devicetissue engineeringcell culture File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Ibrahim Tarik Ozbolat, Thesis SupervisorJustin Lee Brown, Thesis Honors AdvisorDaniel J Hayes, Faculty Reader
18. Assessing the Influence of Biomechanical Factors in Injury Exposure for American Sign Language (ASL) Users Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Demalis, Emily Title: Assessing the Influence of Biomechanical Factors in Injury Exposure for American Sign Language (ASL) Users Area of Honors: Biomedical Engineering Keywords: American Sign LanguageMotion captureBiomechanical assessmentsBallistic signingWork envelopeHand and wrist deviationsFactor analysis File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Meghan Vidt, Thesis SupervisorJian Yang, Thesis Honors AdvisorJustin Lee Brown, Faculty Reader
19. A Study of the Effect of an Elevated Beat Rate in the Left Side of the 12cc Penn State Pediatric Total Artificial Heart Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Raich, Emma Title: A Study of the Effect of an Elevated Beat Rate in the Left Side of the 12cc Penn State Pediatric Total Artificial Heart Area of Honors: Biomedical Engineering Keywords: total artificial heartpediatricmechanical circulatory support devicesparticle image velocimetrythrombosiselevated beat ratewall shear ratecardiovascular fluid dynamics File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Keefe B Manning, Thesis SupervisorJustin Lee Brown, Thesis Honors AdvisorWilliam Joseph Weiss, Faculty Reader