Browsing Department of Bioengineering by Title
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Optical Coherence Tomography Of Oral Mucosa
(Biomedical Engineering, 2007-08-23)Oral cancer causes 120000* deaths annually around the world and 280000* new cases are diagnosed every year. Technology has developed and the death rate of oral cancer has improved over the last few decades; hence to improve ... -
An optical probe for detecting chondrocyte apoptosis in response to mechanical injury
(Springer NatureDepartment of Bioengineering, The University of Texas at Arlington, 07 Septemb)Cartilage injury induced by acute excessive contact stress is common and mostly affects young adult. Although early detection of cartilage injury may prevent serious and lifelong arthritic complications, early detection ... -
Optimization Of Hydrogel System For Complex Wound Healing
(Biomedical Engineering, 2011-10-11)Various conventional therapies and preventive measures have been developed and used for treating complex wounds; however, patients with complex wounds still develop wound infection and consist of delayed wound healing. ... -
Optimization Of Methods For In-vitro Expansion And Cryopreservation Of Mammalian Stem Cells
(Biomedical Engineering, 2007-08-23)The recent advances in the field of Tissue Engineering have given rise to the need for a tremendous quantity of cells. The search for and use of an appropriate multipotent or pluripotent stem cells in tissue engineering ... -
Optimization Of Reconstruction Parameters In Brain Activation Studies
(Biomedical Engineering, 2009-09-16)Diffuse Optical Imaging (DOI) is being extensively used in brain activation studies for the quantification of hemodynamic changes in the cerebral cortex. Many investigators have utilized the commercially available CW5 DOI ... -
Organic Biocompatible Nanolayered Polymerization Of Solid-state Devices
(Biomedical Engineering, 2011-10-11)Nanotechnology plays a major role in today's society due to its convergence of nanoscale which is the level of atoms and molecules as a part of miniaturization trend. The interference between biomedical and nanotechnology ... -
Parametric And Non-parametric Analysis Of Carotid Sinus Baroreflex System Using Electrically Induced Muscle Contraction
(Biomedical Engineering, 2007-08-23)The arterial pressure is an important physiological parameter which if not maintained at desired level may lead to fatal disorders or in worst situations even death. The physiological feedback control mechanism in order ... -
Performance Of Wavelet Denoising And Automatic Detection Of Action Potentials On Simulated And Real Electrneurographic Recordings
(Biomedical Engineering, 2013-07-22)About 1 in 200 people living in the U.S have had an amputation at some stage in their lives. Development of neurally controlled artificial limb prosthesis with the ability to finely control motor activity continues to prove ... -
Peripheral Nerve Injuries: Pleiotrophin-mediated Regeneration Across Long-gap Injuries And Investigations Into Amputation Neuroma Pain
Peripheral nerve injuries can be a chronic clinical challenge for patients. Long recovery periods, functional deficits, and neuropathic pain all complicate healing. Although peripheral nerves are able to regenerate, most ... -
Phase Sensitive Spectral Domain Interferometry For Label Free Biomolecular Interaction Analysis And Biosensing Applications
(Biomedical Engineering, 2013-03-20)Biomolecular interaction analysis (BIA) plays vital role in wide variety of fields, which include biomedical research, pharmaceutical industry, medical diagnostics, and biotechnology industry. Study and quantification of ... -
Phenotypic Differences In The Behavior Of Immortalized Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells In Three Dimensional Culture Systems
(Biomedical Engineering, 2007-08-23)Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells (HBECS) immortalized with viral oncoproteins E6/E7, are potentially malignant due to numerous chromosomal aberrations. Recently a model system was established in which HBECS were immortalized ... -
PHOTOBIOMODULATION AND STEM CELL DIFFERENTIATION: APPLICATION TO MODULATE ADIPOGENESIS THROUGH CELLULAR AND NUCLEAR MORPHOLOGY
(2020-05-28)Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are of great interest in regenerative medicine due to their capability to self-renew and differentiate to various lineages. Typically, differentiation to specific cell types has relied on ... -
PHOTOBIOMODULATION OF NEURAL STEM CELL DIFFERENTIATION USING INFRARED (810 NM) LASER STIMULATION
(2021-05-07)The standardized clinical use of photobiomodulation (PBM) across many applications has been obstructed due to the lack of understanding in how each of the parameters affect the end results. Although the optimal parameters ... -
PHOTOMODULATORY EFFECTS ON INSULIN SECRETING BETA CELLS
(2021-05-06)Diabetes mellitus is a chronic metabolic disease characterized by increased blood glucose levels and affects more than 8% of people worldwide (Rutter et. al, 2015). Typically, diabetes is divided into two large subcategories: ... -
Photosynthetically Active Protoplasts For Power Scavenging, Absorbance And Optical Density Analysis
(Biomedical Engineering, 2011-07-14)Plants and photosynthetic bacteria hold protein molecular complexes that can efficiently harvest photons. This paper presents fundamental studies to harness photochemical activities by converting photonic energy into ... -
Physiological Analyses of Broadband Near-Infrared Spectroscopy and Electrophysiological Measurements in vivo for Biomedical Applications
(2023-05-08)My thesis concerns analysis of data from optical and electrophysiological measurement tools for calculate potential biomarkers in three biomedical applications: (1) the gastrointestinal immaturity of infants of different ... -
PLASMA ENHANCED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION COATING AMORPHOUS SILICA BASED IMPLANTS ENHANCING ANGIOGENESIS AND MITIGATING TOXIC OXIDATIVE STRESS IN CRITICAL SIZE BONE DEFECTS
(2017-12-18)The advances in bone tissue engineering search for a biomaterial that could efficiently and gradually replace the bone while the new tissue grows through the implanted structure. However, due to limitations mainly related ... -
Pleiotrophin Enhance Nerve Regeneration Across Long Gap Peripheral Nerve Defects
Peripheral nerve injuries resulting in extensive loss in nerve continuity pose a challenge in reconstructive surgery. Autografts still remain the treatment of choice for nerve defects despite the need of donor nerve harvest ... -
Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) Nanoparticle Delivery of Notch Intracellular Domain Plasmid to Restore Notch Signaling
(2021-08-23)Notch signaling is a highly conserved signaling system that is required for embryonic development and regeneration of organs. When the signal is lost, maldevelopment occurs and leads to a lethal state. Delivering exogenous ... -
Polymeric Nano/ Microparticles For Management Of Pulmonary Diseases
Drug delivery via pulmonary route has emerged as an attractive area of study in the past two decades. This method of administration has multiple advantages for both systemic and local drug delivery due to the availability ...