Browsing Department of Bioengineering by Title
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Multiregional functional near-infrared spectroscopy reveals globally symmetrical and frequency-specific patterns of superficial interference
(OSA PublishingDepartment of Bioengineering, The University of Texas at Arlington, 2015-08-01)Linear regression with short source-detector separation channels (S-channels) as references is an efficient way to overcome significant physiological interference from the superficial layer for functional nearinfrared ... -
Nanomaterials for photo-based diagnostic and therapeutic applications
(IvyspringDepartment of Bioengineering, The University of Texas at Arlington, 2013)Photo-based diagnosis and treatment methods are gaining prominence due to increased spatial imaging resolution, minimally invasive modalities involved as well as localized treatment. Recently, nanoparticles (NPs) have ... -
NANOPARTICLE-BASED APPROACHES IN CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
(2020-08-14)Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) such as balloon angioplasty and stent placement are commonly employed for myocardial revascularization. These strategies, however, injure the arterial wall initiating a cascade of ... -
Nanoparticle-Mediated Controlled Myocardial Drug Delivery: A New Treatment for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
(2020-09-04)Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a genetic disease of the sarcomere, resulting in overgrowth of the septum that separates the left and right ventricles. HCM can affect as many as 1/200 people, making it the most common ... -
NANOPARTICLES FOR GENE THERAPY AND PROTEIN DELIVERY TO INDUCE ANGIOGENESIS AS AN ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT FOR PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE
(2018-08-21)Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is defined as a slow, progressive disorder of the lower extremity arterial vessels characterized by chronic narrowing that often results in occlusion and is associated with loss of functional ... -
Nanoscale Approaches For Biomolecule Separation And Detection
(Biomedical Engineering, 2010-03-03)Nanotechnology has the potential to contact and impact the biological interactions at the most basic chemical and physical levels. New approaches to nanodevices allow high sensitivity and specificity with low sample ... -
NANOSTURCTURED BIOMATERIALS FOR TISSUE REGENERATION AND REPAIR
(2016-09-16)Nanostructured materials have been explored in biomedical field especially in tissue engineering over a past decade. This type of material can be processed into biomaterial scaffolds; revealed many advantages to be used ... -
NATURALLY-DERIVED EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX MATERIALS FOR MENISCUS REPAIR AND REGENERATION
Human meniscus plays critical roles in a knee joint by transmitting weight-bearing force, absorbing shock, and stabilizing the knee joint capsule. Meniscal injuries are mainly caused by sports-related activities and ... -
Near Infrared Quantitative Phase Imaging Of Cellular Manipulation Under Different Physio-chemical Environments
(Biomedical Engineering, 2014-03-10)Quantitative phase imaging using Digital Holographic Microscopy (DHM) is emerging as a label-free and wide-field method of characterizing cells with high spatio-temporal resolution. In parallel, silicon based micromechanical ... -
Near Infrared Spectroscopy: A Study Of Cerebral Hemodynamics During Breathholding And Development Of A System For Hot Flash Measurement
(Biomedical Engineering, 2007-08-23)Near Infrared (NIR) spectroscopy and imaging has become popular in research fields for the past 2-3 decades. My research focuses on the continuous wave near infrared imaging technique. The work consists of two main parts. ... -
Non-invasive Biomedical Imaging And Radiobiology Investigations In Pre-clinical Prostate Tumor Models
Oxygen deficiency (hypoxia) in prostate tumors can hinder the biological effectiveness of radiotherapy. Therefore the ability to assess tumor hypoxia non-invasively in vivo in man could significantly improve therapy outcome. ... -
NON-INVASIVE PROFILING OF MOLECULAR MARKERS IN BRAIN GLIOMAS USING DEEP LEARNING AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGES
(2021-04-29)Gliomas account for the most common malignant primary brain tumors in both pediatric and adult populations. They arise from glial cells and are divided into low grade and high-grade gliomas with significant differences in ... -
Noninvasive Assessment Of Tumor Hypoxia Using Oxygen Sensitive MRI In Prostate Tumor Models
(Biomedical Engineering, 2014-03-12)A variety of solid tumors reveal oxygen deficiency as a result of rapid growth and insufficient tumor angiogenesis. Hypoxia in solid tumors appears to speed up malignant progression and metastatic potential of primary ... -
Novel analysis of wavelet coherence and phase-amplitude coupling to investigate the human brain at four vigilance states
(2019-08-21)Despite breakthroughs in the field of neuroimaging, there remain many unanswered questions about brain functions and activities and their underlying physiological processes. In my dissertation research, I examined brain ... -
Novel Animal Model And In Vivo Imaging System To Study Inflammatory Response-mediated Cancer Metastasis
(Biomedical Engineering, 2010-07-19)Cancer metastasis is the leading cause of death in cancer patients. A vast majority of cancer-related mortality is attributed to this rather than the primary tumor itself, making the understanding of cancer metastasis ... -
Novel Applications Of Compressed Sensing To Magnetic Resonance Imaging And Spectroscopy
(Biomedical Engineering, 2012-04-11)In this work, three novel applications of compressed sensing to MRI have been developed and implemented which accomplish reduction in acquisition time, thereby also enabling increased spatial and/or temporal resolution. ... -
A Novel Approach For MRI Image Classification And Image Retrieval
(Biomedical Engineering, 2008-09-17)OBJECTIVE: Classification of MRI image data based on its attribute characteristics is very important for storing the image data and its efficient retrieval. This project aims to find a solution to the problem of classification ... -
A Novel Approach In The Detection Of Obstructive Sleep Apnea From Electrocardiogram Signals Using Neural Network Classification Of Textural Features Extracted From Time-frequency Plots
(Biomedical Engineering, 2007-08-23)Sleep-Disordered Breathing (SDB) is estimated to have a prevalence of 5% in middle-aged population. The population is widely thought to be under diagnosed, since the present method to detect and diagnose SDB, Nocturnal ... -
A Novel Device For The Establishment Of An Animal Model Mimicking Spinal Deformity Surgery For Neurological Deficit Risk Mitigation
(Biomedical Engineering, 2011-03-03)Correction forces during spine deformity surgery impart significant multidirectional stress forces to the spinal cord, which in some cases result in severe damage to the spinal cord and permanent paralysis, the most feared ... -
A Novel Injectable Porous Hydrogel Composite Scaffold For Bone Tissue Engineering
(Biomedical Engineering, 2014-03-17)Over the past decade there has been an increasing use of bone grafts for orthopedic applications. With the aging US population, the need for suitable bone grafts substitutes has also increased. The aim of this study was ...