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RATIONAL DESIGN AND SYNTHESIS OF BIODEGRADABLE POLYURETHANE BASED BIOMATERIALS
(2018-12-04)Biodegradable polyurethanes have been applied in biomedical field since 1960s. In recent years, biodegradable polyurethanes have been widely investigated for tissue repair and regeneration because of their good mechanical ... -
Real-time detection of implant-associated neutrophil responses using a formyl peptide receptor-targeting NIR nanoprobe
(Dove pressDepartment of Bioengineering, The University of Texas at Arlington, 2012-04-19)Neutrophils play an important role in implant-mediated inflammation and infection. Unfortunately, current methods which monitor neutrophil activity, including enzyme measurements and histological evaluation, require many ... -
Recombinant Expression, Purification And Kinetic Characterization Of F₄₂₀-cofactor Dependent Glucose-6-phosphate Dehydrogenase From Mycobacterium tuberculosis
(Biomedical Engineering, 2013-07-22)The FGD (F₄₂₀-dependent Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase) enzyme is an F₄₂₀ Cofactor (7,8-didemethyl-8-hydroxy-5-deazariboflavin) dependent enzyme found in Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of tuberculosis ... -
Regenerative Peripheral Nerve Interfacing Of Sensory Modalities
Peripheral neural interfaces (PNI) has proved potential to record motor commands for the control of these prosthetic limbs, together with stimulation of specific sensory axons, so as to transmit specific sensory sub-modalities. ... -
Regenerative Peripheral Neurointerfacing Of Upper Extremity Prostheses
(Biomedical Engineering, 2008-09-17)Current robotic prosthetic devices provide limited functionality to the user as they rely on gross myogenic control and lack critical sensory feedback needed for fine movement control. Interfacing the nervous system with ... -
Registration Of Beta-cit Dopamine Transporter Spect Images
(Biomedical Engineering, 2007-08-23)This work outlines a method for quantification of nigrostriatal dopaminergic neurons by means of SPECT using the cocaine derivative [123I] β-CIT (123I-labelled 2β-carbomethoxy-3β-(4-iodophenyl) tropane (β-CIT))as a radiotracer ... -
Reliable Frontal Cortex Activity For An Oral Stroop Task Using Functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy
(Biomedical Engineering, 2014-03-12)Analysis tools such as HomER and NIRS-SPM for functional Near-Infrared systems are commercially or freely available; however, they are difficult for clinicians to use as an assessment tool. One barrier to their use is the ... -
Resolution And Localization In Single Molecule Microscopy
(Biomedical Engineering, 2007-09-19)Rayleigh's criterion is extensively used in optical microscopy to determine the resolution of microscopes. Despite its widespread use, it is well known that this criterion is based on heuristic notions and can be surpassed ... -
REVEALING HEMODYNAMIC RESPONSE AND DYNAMIC CHANGES IN FUNCTIONAL CORTICAL NETWORKS USING FUNCTIONAL NEAR-INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY (fNIRS)
(2017-12-15)Therapeutic interventions, such as physical therapy and non-invasive brain electrical stimulation can enhance the physical performance of persons with brain disorders. One often-used form of physical therapy named ... -
Self-assmbled Lithography-free Fabrication Of Microchannels And Microfluidics In Polymers
(Biomedical Engineering, 2012-07-25)Rapid, reliable and easy to implement approaches are needed for fabrication of circular microchannels in polymeric microfluidics. PDMS has been a choice of material in microfluidics and it is being used as prototype due ... -
Signal Processing Techniques For Artifact Removal In Electroencephalogram (EEG)
(Biomedical Engineering, 2010-03-03)The electroencephalographic recordings measure the electric impulses generated in the brain, in response to a given stimulus. The spontaneous EEG data is used for diagnosis and treatment of some brain diseases. For the ... -
Silica formation with nanofiber morphology via helical display of the silaffin R5 peptide on a filamentous bacteriophage
(NatureDepartment of Bioengineering, The University of Texas Arlington, 24 Novembe)Biological systems often generate unique and useful structures, which can have industrial relevance either as direct components or as an inspiration for biomimetic materials. For fabrication of nanoscale silica structures, ... -
Simulation Feasibility Studies Of A High Density fNIRS Imaging System
(Biomedical Engineering, 2014-09-17)Functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) is a technique that enables monitoring brain function, by detecting changes in near-infrared light absorbance resulting from changes in brain hemodynamics during periods of ... -
Sparsity enhanced spatial resolution and depth localization in diffuse optical tomography
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Spatial Resolution And Biliary Tissue Classification Properties Of A Near Infrared Light Imaging Probe
(Biomedical Engineering, 2007-10-08)Approximately 500,000 Gallbladder Surgeries or Laparoscopic Cholecystectomies are performed annually to remove the Gallbladder. This surgery becomes necessary due to formation of gall stones. As biliary tract tissues are ... -
Spatiotemporal Measurement Of Freezing-induced Deformation Of Engineered Tissues
(Biomedical Engineering, 2010-03-03)In order to cryopreserve functional engineered tissues (ETs), the microstructure of extracellular matrix (ECM) as well as the cellular viability should be maintained given that the functionality of ETs is closely related ... -
Spectrophotometric Quantification Of Bilirubin In Sclera of the Eye Using Visible DLP® Hyperspectral Imaging
(Biomedical Engineering, 2012-07-25)In clinical settings doctors strive to give best care to the patients by looking for methods to diagnose the illness early to intervene with the necessary treatment. In the case of patients with liver problems (e.g. ... -
Spectroscopic Characterization Of Biliary Tract Tissues In-vivo To Assist Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
(Biomedical Engineering, 2007-08-23)Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy is a surgical method for removal of gallbladder when it is diseased with gall stones. Almost 750,000 people are affected with this disease annually in USA. Gall bladder is removed by placing ... -
Stimuli-responsive nanoparticles for treatment of lung cancer
(2018-12-06)Despite extensive research and progress in anti-cancer therapeutics, an effective treatment for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) remains elusive, resulting in poor 5-year patient survival rate. Towards this end, we have ... -
Study Of NIRS Based Motor Cortex Activation Patterns In Cerebral Palsy Affected Kids Using Image Based Metrics
(Biomedical Engineering, 2008-09-17)In recent years the National Institutes of Health has placed great emphasis on addressing the emergent need to accelerate translation of laboratory discoveries into clinical practice. The proposed study is very much aligned ...