1. Investigating the Mechanics of Cancer Cell Membranes Using Microfluidics Open Access Author: Ramadi, Khalil Basil Title: Investigating the Mechanics of Cancer Cell Membranes Using Microfluidics Area of Honors: Bioengineering Keywords: CancerCTCIsolationCharacterizationTumorMembraneMechanicsCellExpansionOsmosisMicrofluidicsViscoelasticity File: Download Thesis_Final_final_v2.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Siyang Zheng, Thesis SupervisorDr. William O Hancock, Thesis Honors AdvisorPeter J Butler, Faculty Reader
2. Effects of Synonymous, Consecutive, Repetitive Codons on Bacterial Translation Elongation Rates Open Access Author: Heasley, Victoria Lynn Title: Effects of Synonymous, Consecutive, Repetitive Codons on Bacterial Translation Elongation Rates Area of Honors: Bioengineering Keywords: repetitive codon sequences elongationaffects on translation elongation ratessynthetic biologygenetic engineering File: Download Heasley_Victoria__Effects_of_Repetitive_Codons_on_Elongation.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Howard M Salis, Thesis SupervisorDr. William O Hancock, Thesis Honors AdvisorPeter J Butler, Faculty Reader
3. Jaipur Foot Project: Computer Simulation for Determination of Static and Cyclic Stresses Open Access Author: Somers, Sarah Marie Title: Jaipur Foot Project: Computer Simulation for Determination of Static and Cyclic Stresses Area of Honors: Bioengineering Keywords: Jaipur Footcyclic stressfatigue lifeprosthetic File: Download Somers_Sarah_Jaipur_Foot_Project.pdfDownload Somers_Sarah_JaipurMovie.avi Thesis Supervisors: Margaret June Slattery, Thesis SupervisorPeter J Butler, Thesis Honors AdvisorElizabeth Cunningham Kisenwether, Faculty Reader
4. An Experimental Setup to Test the Effects of Shear Stress on von Willebrand Factor Open Access Author: Corsetti, Monica Claire Title: An Experimental Setup to Test the Effects of Shear Stress on von Willebrand Factor Area of Honors: Bioengineering Keywords: von Willebrand FactorvWFOptical TrapOptical TweezersShear StressAcquired von Willebrand SyndromeADAMTS-13 File: Download Thesis_Monica_Corsetti.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Keefe B Manning, Thesis SupervisorPeter J Butler, Faculty ReaderDr. William O Hancock, Faculty ReaderDr. Keefe B Manning, Thesis Honors Advisor
5. Nanofiber Control of Focal Adhesion Dynamics and Cell Migration for Regenerative Medicine Open Access Author: Riley, Thomas Roberts Title: Nanofiber Control of Focal Adhesion Dynamics and Cell Migration for Regenerative Medicine Area of Honors: Bioengineering Keywords: MatlabImage ProcessingFocal AdhesionCell MigrationNanofiberTissue EngineeringRegenerative MedicineFAITS File: Download RileyThesisFinalDraft.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Justin Lee Brown, Thesis SupervisorDr. William O Hancock, Thesis Honors AdvisorPeter J Butler, Faculty Reader
6. Histological Analysis of in vitro Thrombus Formation in a Backward Facing Step Flow Domain Using Carstairs' Stain Open Access Author: Kinney, Joanna E Title: Histological Analysis of in vitro Thrombus Formation in a Backward Facing Step Flow Domain Using Carstairs' Stain Area of Honors: Bioengineering Keywords: thrombosishistologybioengineeringheartblood File: Download Kinney_Joanna_Thesis_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Keefe B Manning, Thesis SupervisorDr. William O Hancock, Thesis Honors AdvisorPeter J Butler, Faculty Reader
7. A Fluid Dynamic Study of the Effect of Hematocrit in the 12 cc Penn State Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device Open Access Author: Silver, Jeremy Michael Title: A Fluid Dynamic Study of the Effect of Hematocrit in the 12 cc Penn State Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device Area of Honors: Bioengineering Keywords: ventricular assist devicepediatriccardiovascular devicehematocritthrombosisparticle image velocimetrypivVADPVAD File: Download Silver_SHC_Thesis_FINAL.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Keefe B Manning, Thesis SupervisorDr. Keefe B Manning, Thesis Honors AdvisorDr. William O Hancock, Faculty ReaderPeter J Butler, Faculty Reader
