1. Computational Modeling of the Effects of Shear Stress on von Willebrand Factor Proteolysis Open Access Author: Tramontozzi, Michael William Title: Computational Modeling of the Effects of Shear Stress on von Willebrand Factor Proteolysis Area of Honors: Bioengineering Keywords: BiomedicalEngineeringCOMSOLvon Willebrand FactorVentricular Assist DeviceComputationalOptical TrapShear File: Download Michael_Tramontozzi_-_Thesis_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Keefe B Manning, Thesis SupervisorDr. Keefe B Manning, Thesis Honors AdvisorPeter J Butler, Faculty ReaderMargaret June Slattery, Faculty Reader
2. 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
3. Comparing Novel Techniques for Measuring the Bending Modulus of Lipid Bilayer Membranes in Erythrocytes Open Access Author: Frazzette, Nicholas James Title: Comparing Novel Techniques for Measuring the Bending Modulus of Lipid Bilayer Membranes in Erythrocytes Area of Honors: Bioengineering Keywords: mechanobiologybending modulusmechanotransductionlipid bilayersmembrane bendingerythrocytesTCSPCfluorescence File: Download Frazzette_SHC_Thesis_v4.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Peter J Butler, Thesis SupervisorDr. William O Hancock, Thesis Honors AdvisorHerbert Herling Lipowsky, Faculty Reader