Browsing Department of Bioengineering by Title
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Computer Vision Algorithm Development and Biomedical Applications
(2016-05-10)Supervising Professor: Liping Tang and Weihua Mao This study focuses on the development and analysis of novel computer vision algorithms for biomedical applications. Chapter 2 focuses on developing a 2D Canny edge-based ... -
Controlled Vascular Cellular Growth By Microstructured Patterned Surfaces On Implantable Biodegradable Polymer Scaffold.
(Biomedical Engineering, 2010-03-03)The technological advances in the field of MEMS and biodegradable polymers with elastomeric properties have opened new areas of application for engineering of soft tissues such as blood vessel, heart valves, cartilage, ... -
Creep Response and Adhesion Dynamics of Glioblastoma Multiforme Cells During Migration in Confined Environment
(2018-05-10)Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common and malignant form of primary brain tumor. One of the major challenges facing the treatment of GBM tumors is the detachment and subsequent migration of peripheral cells. ... -
Cross Wavelet Analysis Of Cerebral Hemodynamics In Young And Older Adults
(Biomedical Engineering, 2014-09-17)Measurement of cerebral autoregulation is important for the evaluation of a number of clinical disorders that affect cerebral blood flow. Cerebral autoregulation is a mechanism that involves dilation and constriction in ... -
Cytotoxic Evaluation And Factorial Analysis Of 3D Photopolymerizable Thermoresponsive Composite Nanoparticle Hydrogels For Controlled Drug Delivery In Restenosis And Wound Healing
(Biomedical Engineering, 2007-09-17)To develop a smart drug delivery system for restenosis and wound healing applications, we investigated photopolymerizable composite nanoparticle hydrogels which can release the drug in a temperature-responsive manner. Our ... -
Cytotoxicity evaluation of methacrylate-based resins for clinical endodontics in vitro
(Nihon University School of DentistryDepartment of Bioengineering, The University of Texas at Arlington, 2012)This study examines the cytotoxicity of Super-Bond C&B (SB-C&B), Super-Bond RC Sealer (SB-RC), MetaSEAL (Meta), and AH Plus Sealer (AH+). Freshly mixed and set materials (100 mg) were prepared in vitro and placed in ... -
Cytotoxicity Evaluation Of Temperature Sensitive Poly(n-isopropylacrylamide) Nanoparticles For Drug Delivery
(Biomedical Engineering, 2008-09-17)The objective of this research project was to develop temperature sensitive poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPA) nanoparticles for drug delivery applications. These nanoparticles were formulated by a radical polymerization ... -
Decreased Expression Of Microtubules In Confined Microenvironments Leads To A Reduced Effect Of Paclitaxel On Breast Cancer Cells
(Biomedical Engineering, 2014-12)Despite the current medical options available to patients, cancer cells frequently remain after treatment and metastasize. This is particularly significant because secondary cancers account for 90% of cancer-related ... -
Design And Construction Of A Fast Spectrometer For Fourier Domain Optical Coherence Tomography
(Biomedical Engineering, 2007-08-23)A fast spectrometer capable of operating at 27.8 KHz is designed and calibrated to work in the wavelength range of 700-900 nm, to perform Fourier Domain Optical Coherence Tomography (FD-OCT). The OCT system is based on ... -
DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF REAL-TIME SINGLE AND DUAL-WAVELENGTH DCS SYSTEMS TO STUDY SKELETAL MUSCLE BLOOD PERFUSION AND OXYGEN METABOLISM
The aim of this study was to utilize Diffused Correlation Spectroscopy (DCS) to design and develop real-time single and dual wavelength systems and assess the physiological impacts of exercises on blood perfusion. The study ... -
DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, AND VALIDATION OF A NOVEL OPTICAL IMAGING DEVICE FOR BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS
(2019-07-31)Fluorescence and luminescence imaging are two promising optical techniques for diagnosing a variety of critical pathologies in vivo, including wound healing, inflammation, and vascular diseases. Despite this, there is a ... -
Design, Fabrication And Evaluation Of A Novel Microfluidic Based In Vitro Cell Migration Assay
(Biomedical Engineering, 2014-09-17)Microfabrication and microfluidic devices have been recognized as potential platforms for cell-based and drug screening studies. Human glioblastoma multiforme (hGBM) cells migrate inside the central nervous system (CNS) ... -
Designing and advancing contrast agents for ultrasound-switchable fluorescence imaging
(2021-12-09)Fluorescence imaging is a remarkable tool for molecular targeting and multicolor imaging, but it suffers from poor resolution in centimeters-deep tissues. The recently developed ultrasound-switchable fluorescence (USF) ... -
Detecting Clinical Biomarkers Using Diffusion Tensor Imaging
(Biomedical Engineering, 2012-07-25)Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), a modality of MRI that measures water diffusion properties noninvasively, is highly sensitive to subtle structural changes of white matter. It provides a unique and noninvasive method for ... -
Detection of Molecular Biomarkers involved in the Induction of EMT, migration and invasion, and drug resistance in breast cancer cells in 3D confinement
(2018-09-17)Standard-of-care regimes for cancer treatment have become more effective and sophisticated over the last decade due to research developments which facilitate specific targeting of treatments to certain cancers, and the ... -
Detection Of Positive Cancer Margins Intra-operatively During Nephrectomy And Prostatectomy Using Optical Reflectance Spectroscopy
(Biomedical Engineering, 2007-09-17)In recent years optical spectroscopies have become the basis for popular research activity directed towards the development of novel, noninvasive technologies for tissue diagnostics. The motivation for my research was to ... -
Detection Of Sleep Disordered Breathing Using Electroencephalography
(Biomedical Engineering, 2007-08-23)This study investigates the application of Electroencephalography (EEG) to detect Sleep disordered breathing (SDB) using power spectral analysis. A preliminary study was performed on 13 subjects (ages: 49.08 ± 8.82) ... -
Determining The Flow Characteristics Of A Perfusion Device For Donor Heart Transport
(Biomedical Engineering, 2008-08-08)Current technology has limits organ transport for transplantation to static storage, thereby reducing the reasonable distance of travel. Continuous machine perfusion has been proposed as a viable alternative to improving ... -
DEVELOPMENT AND INVESTIGATION OF FLUORESCENCE IMAGING PROBES
(2019-09-03)Fluorescence imaging has attracted much attention due to high sensitivity, spatial and temporal resolution, and fast acquisition time, for imaging biomolecular processes and for diagnosis of diseases such as cancer in early ... -
Development Of A Broadband Multi-channel NIRS System For Quantifying Absolute Concentrations Of Hemoglobin Derivatives And Reduced Scattering Coefficients
(Biomedical Engineering, 2008-08-08)Near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) has been widely applied to investigate hemoglobin oxygenations of muscles, brain and breast tumors. Steady state reflectance techniques developed previously have been restricted to ...