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1. Investigating the Mechanics of Cancer Cell Membranes Using Microfluidics

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Author:
Ramadi, Khalil Basil
Title:
Investigating the Mechanics of Cancer Cell Membranes Using Microfluidics
Area of Honors:
Bioengineering
Keywords:
Cancer
CTC
Isolation
Characterization
Tumor
Membrane
Mechanics
Cell
Expansion
Osmosis
Microfluidics
Viscoelasticity
File:
Download Thesis_Final_final_v2.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Siyang Zheng, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. William O Hancock, Thesis Honors Advisor
Peter J Butler, Faculty Reader

2. Effects of Synonymous, Consecutive, Repetitive Codons on Bacterial Translation Elongation Rates

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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 elongation
affects on translation elongation rates
synthetic biology
genetic engineering
File:
Download Heasley_Victoria__Effects_of_Repetitive_Codons_on_Elongation.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Howard M Salis, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. William O Hancock, Thesis Honors Advisor
Peter J Butler, Faculty Reader

3. Jaipur Foot Project: Computer Simulation for Determination of Static and Cyclic Stresses

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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 Foot
cyclic stress
fatigue life
prosthetic
File:
Download Somers_Sarah_Jaipur_Foot_Project.pdfDownload Somers_Sarah_JaipurMovie.avi
Thesis Supervisors:
Margaret June Slattery, Thesis Supervisor
Peter J Butler, Thesis Honors Advisor
Elizabeth Cunningham Kisenwether, Faculty Reader

4. The Effect of Blood on Circulating Tumor Cells' Expression of Epithelial and Mesenchymal Cell Markers

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Open Access
Author:
Clabbers, Andrea Laurie
Title:
The Effect of Blood on Circulating Tumor Cells' Expression of Epithelial and Mesenchymal Cell Markers
Area of Honors:
Bioengineering
Keywords:
Circulating Tumor Cells
EpCAM
Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition
File:
Download Andrea_Clabbers_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Siyang Zheng, Thesis Supervisor
Sheereen Majd, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. William O Hancock, Faculty Reader

5. The Effect of Consumption of the Probiotic Bifidobacterium Animalis Subspecies Lactis (BB-12) on Function and Phenotype of Natural Killer Cells

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Author:
Krisher, Sarah Yelena
Title:
The Effect of Consumption of the Probiotic Bifidobacterium Animalis Subspecies Lactis (BB-12) on Function and Phenotype of Natural Killer Cells
Area of Honors:
Bioengineering
Keywords:
probiotics
BB-12
natural killer cells
File:
Download Sarah_Krisher__Final_Thesis_Submission.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Connie Jo Rogers, Thesis Supervisor
Sheereen Majd, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. William O Hancock, Faculty Reader

6. An Experimental Setup to Test the Effects of Shear Stress on von Willebrand Factor

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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 Factor
vWF
Optical Trap
Optical Tweezers
Shear Stress
Acquired von Willebrand Syndrome
ADAMTS-13
File:
Download Thesis_Monica_Corsetti.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Keefe B Manning, Thesis Supervisor
Peter J Butler, Faculty Reader
Dr. William O Hancock, Faculty Reader
Dr. Keefe B Manning, Thesis Honors Advisor

7. Nanofiber Control of Focal Adhesion Dynamics and Cell Migration for Regenerative Medicine

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Open Access
Author:
Riley, Thomas Roberts
Title:
Nanofiber Control of Focal Adhesion Dynamics and Cell Migration for Regenerative Medicine
Area of Honors:
Bioengineering
Keywords:
Matlab
Image Processing
Focal Adhesion
Cell Migration
Nanofiber
Tissue Engineering
Regenerative Medicine
FAITS
File:
Download RileyThesisFinalDraft.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Justin Lee Brown, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. William O Hancock, Thesis Honors Advisor
Peter J Butler, Faculty Reader

8. In Vitro and Computational Analysis of the Fluid Mechanics Promoting Thrombus Formation in a Backward-facing Step Flow Domain

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Open Access
Author:
Witmer, Kory P
Title:
In Vitro and Computational Analysis of the Fluid Mechanics Promoting Thrombus Formation in a Backward-facing Step Flow Domain
Area of Honors:
Bioengineering
Keywords:
thrombosis
fluid mechanics
computational fluid dynamics
cardiovascular devices
magnetic resonance imaging
File:
Download Schreyer_FinalThesis_Witmer_Kory.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Keefe B Manning, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Keefe B Manning, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. William O Hancock, Faculty Reader

9. Histological Analysis of in vitro Thrombus Formation in a Backward Facing Step Flow Domain Using Carstairs' Stain

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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:
thrombosis
histology
bioengineering
heart
blood
File:
Download Kinney_Joanna_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Keefe B Manning, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. William O Hancock, Thesis Honors Advisor
Peter J Butler, Faculty Reader

10. A Fluid Dynamic Study of the Effect of Hematocrit in the 12 cc Penn State Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device

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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 device
pediatric
cardiovascular device
hematocrit
thrombosis
particle image velocimetry
piv
VAD
PVAD
File:
Download Silver_SHC_Thesis_FINAL.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Keefe B Manning, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Keefe B Manning, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. William O Hancock, Faculty Reader
Peter J Butler, Faculty Reader