Biomedical Engineering ETDs
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Theses/Dissertations from 2024
ENGINEERED NUCLEIC-ACID BINDING INTRINSICALLY DISORDERED PROTEINS FOR BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS, Telmo Diez Perez
Formulation, Characterization, and in vivo Immunogenicity Evaluation of Heat-Stabilized Dissolvable Polymeric Microneedles, Aidan Lane Leyba
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Colloid Fabrication for Biomedical Engineering Applications through Droplet Microfluidics, Lewis I. Larsen
Heterochiral DNA Nanotechnology for Biomedical Applications, Tracy L. Mallette
Induction of proteasomal activity in mammalian cells by lifespan-extending tRNA synthetase inhibitors, Blaise L. Mariner and Mark A. McCormick
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
FUMARATE-BASED POLYMERS: OLIGO(POLY(ETHYLENE GLYCOL) FUMARATE) AND POLY(BUTYLENE FUMARATE) FOR TISSUE ENGINEERING HEART VALVE AND BONE TISSUE, Christian T. Denny
Surgical Intervention with Adjunctive Cryotherapy for Canine Conjunctival Hemangiosarcomas versus Hemangiomas, Lisa M. Hoard
Development of a Programmable, Open-Source, and Cost-Effective Fluidic System for Cell Culture Applications, Charles Montoya
SPATIAL SINGLE-CELL IDENTIFICATION OF CELL LAYERS WITHIN MOUSE BRAIN USING A NOVEL SPATIALLY RESOLVED TRANSCRIPTOMICS TECHNOLOGY, Radha Swaminathan
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
The development of an instrument to measure transdermal hydrogen sulfide as a way to evaluate microvascular health in humans, Benjamin Thomas Matheson
Correlating Diffusional Dynamics and Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Function Using Single Quantum Dot Tracking, Irais Ortiz Caraveo
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Screening and Characterization of a Pan-GTPase Inhibitor, Leyla Akhadov
Dectin-1 mediated mechanical force generation in Candida albicans fungal pathogen recognition, Rohan Choraghe
Fusion of Elastin Like Polypeptides to RNA Binding Motifs for Programmable Binding of Nucleic Acids, Dominic Medina
Photo-Characterization of Selective Luminescent Protein Aggregate Sensors - Oligo-p-Phenylene Ethynylene (OPEs), Florencia A. Monge
The Investigation of Surface Structures on Various Pathogens and Their Interactions with the Human Immune System, Carmen M. Villalobos
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Detection and Remodeling of Toxic Amyloid Aggregates by Novel Conjugated Polyelectrolytes, Adeline Marianne Fanni
Incorporation of EGFR and RON Receptors into Nanodiscs, Cristina Flores-Cadengo
Developing a synthetic model of the Candida albicans cell wall using Self-Assembled Monolayers to host Beta-glucan as ligands, Ushnik Ghosh
A Microfluidics-Based Cross-Flow Filtration Platform for Rapid Processing of Amphiphilic Biomarkers from Blood, Kiersten D. Lenz
Computational Investigation of the Interactions Between Bioactive Compounds and Biological Assemblies, Tye D. Martin
ASSESSMENT OF THE BIOCOMPATIBILTY, STABILITY, AND SUITABILITY OF NATURAL AND SYNTHETIC POLYMERS AND DRUGS IN THE FDA APPROVAL PROCESS, Phuong Anh Hoang Nguyen
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Compartmentalization of DNA-Based Molecular Computing Elements Using Lipid Bilayers, Aurora Fabry-Wood
Acoustofluidics and Soft Materials Interfaces for Biomedical Applications, Frank A. Fencl
Housing condition impact on PAE learning and BDNF expression., Annette K. Fernandez Oropeza
Effect of Strong Electrolyte Containing Gelling Aids on the Sol-Gel Transition Temperature of Hypromellose 2910, Elnaz Sadeghi
Factors that Determine Spreading Depolarization Propagation in Brain Slices, Linday Selters
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Mathematical Modeling for Predicting Chemotherapy and Nanoparticle Treatment Efficacy in Breast Cancer, Terisse Arielle Brocato
A MULTISCALE MODELING STUDY OF THE MAMMARY GLAND, Joseph D. Butner
Development of biomimetic membrane assemblies on microspheres for high-throughput and multiplexable studies, Nadiezda P. Fernandez Oropeza
Next generation sequencing technologies for real-time genotyping and targeted sequencing for precision medicine, Priyanka Rawat
Assessing the utility of phenylene ethynylenes against Candida species pathogens, Rina Sylejmani
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Differential Interactions of Lipopolysaccharides with Lipid Bilayers: Applications for Pathogen Detection, Loreen R. Stromberg
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
A Biomechanical Analysis of One-Third Tubular Plates for the Treatment of Benign Lesions in the Distal Femur, Justin Brantley
ANALYSIS OF PROTEASE ACTIVITY USING MEMBRANE- COATED BIOMIMETIC MICROSPHERES, Jennifer M. Fetzer
Development of Soft-Matter Delivery Systems: Coupling pH Responsive Polymers to Porous Silica Particles, Andrew Gomez
MOL-PCR For SNP Based Detection and Characterization of STEC non-O157 Strains, Heather M. Mendez
GLUCOSE/ OXYGEN-BASED BIOFUEL CELL FOR BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS: ELECTRODE DESIGNS INTEGRATING CARBON COMPOSITE, Claudia W. Narvaez Villarrubia
Cationic Phenylene Ethynylene Polymers and Oligomers Induce Conformational Changes to Proteins, Gregory Soliz
Development of 11-plex assay for the rapid screening of samples for detection of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli, Travis Woods
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
DEVELOPMENT OF SYNTHETIC POLYMERS FOR BONE TISSUE ENGINEERING: ENGINEERING THE DEGRADATION RATE, Kirsten Cicotte
The Trapeziometacarpal Joint: Tissue Characterization and Surgical Techniques for Treatment of Osteoarthritis, Christina Salas
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Effects of Osmolytes on Amyloid-beta Protein Surface Activity and Membrane Interactions, Juan Anaya
Anchoring Energy of Dengue E Protein into Host Membranes and Quaternary Assembly Depend upon Lipid Composition, Briana Vernon
