Recent Ph.D. Dissertations

• Eddings, Mark (2009). Expanding The Capabilities of Surface Plasmon Resonance Microscopy Using Three-Dimensional Microfluidic Platforms. Ph.D. Dissertation
• Gupta, Kavita (2009). Novel Technologies for Vaginal Delivery of Microbicides. Ph.D. Dissertation
• Kim, Jungkyu (2009). Integrated Microfluidic Nucleic Acid Sample Preparation. Ph.D. Dissertation
• Blood, Philip (2008). Computer Simulation Studies of Membrane Remodeling by Shear Flow and N-Bar Domain Protein Modules. Ph.D. Dissertation
• Chen, Xiaoyu (2008). Studies on the Role of Inflammation in the Tissue Response to Indwelling Planar Silicon Microelectrode Arrays in the Central Nervous System. Ph.D. Dissertation
• Cuchelkar, Vaikunth (2008). Strategies for Enhancing the Photodynamic Effect of N-(2-Hydroxypropyl) Methacrylamide Copolymer Bound Mesochlorine6. Ph.D. Dissertation
• Endrizzi, Betsy (2008). Dityrosine Cross-Linking. Ph.D. Dissertation
• Krishnan, Laxminarayanan (2008). Interactions of Angiogenic Microvessels With the Extracellular Matrix. Ph.D. Dissertation
• Lew, Seok (2008). Conductivity Estimation with EEG/MEG Brain Source Localization in a Finite Element Head Model. Ph.D. Dissertation
• Sant, Himanshu (2008). Microscale Field-Flow Fractionation. Ph.D. Dissertation
• Williams, Layne Daryl (2008). Development of a Real-Time Array Platform for Nucleic Acid Detection Using Microfluidics and Microheaters. Ph.D. Dissertation
• Anderson, Andrew (2007). Computational Modeling of Hip Joint Mechanics. Ph.D. Dissertation
• Fox, Christopher Bradford (2007). Raman and Fluorescence Microscopy Studies of Lipid Membrane Structure and Drug-Membrane Interactions. Ph.D. Dissertation
• Linares-Perdomo, Olinto-Jose (2007). Quantification of the Impact of Anesthesia by Multivariate Data Analysis and Nonlinear Analysis of Human Brain Electrical Activity. Ph.D. Dissertation
• Shome, Shibaji (2007). Electrocardiographic Mapping and Characterization of Myocardial Ischemia. Ph.D. Dissertation
• Stayner, Richard Scott (2007). Metal Catalyzed Tyrosine-Tyrosine Crosslinking: Progress Toward the Site-Specific, Oriented Immobilization of Proteins to Surfaces. Ph.D. Dissertation
• Akyuz, Ephraim (2006). Determining Mechanisms of Vertebral Growth Modulation: The Response of the Growth Plate to Asymmetric Mechanical Stimuli. Ph.D. Dissertation
• Anderson, Michael Craig (2006). Evaluating the Biomechanical Effects of Rectus Femoris Transfer Surgery Using a Cadaver Knee Model. Ph.D. Dissertation
• Bridge, Michael John (2006). Laboratory and In Vivo Transport Characterization of Hollow Fiber Membranes and Adjacent Scar Tissue That Forms Following Their Implantation in the Central Nervous System. Ph.D. Dissertation
• Kim, Seung-Jae (2006). Neuronal Responses in Cat Primary Auditory Cortex Acoustic and Direct Intraneural Auditory Nerve Stimulation. Ph.D. Dissertation
• Warren, David James (2006). Examination of the Organization and Plasticity of Primary Visual Cortex with Multielectrode Arrays. Ph.D. Dissertation
• Yang, Xiaoyun (2006). Towards the Development of An Immunochip for Therapeutic Monitoring of Antiepileptic Drugs. Ph.D. Dissertation
• Bal, Harshali (2005). Data-Driven Method for Parametric Imaging Using Dynamic Cardiac Single Photon Emissions Computed Tomography. Ph.D. Dissertation
• Davies, Rupert (2005). Luminescent Assays for the Assessment of Metabolism and Renal Function: Towards A Multianalyte Biosensor. Ph.D. Dissertation
• Hodgkinson, Gerald Nye, Jr. (2005). Interfacial Biomolecular Engineering: Controlling Material-Protein-Cell Interactions Through Micropatterning. Ph.D. Dissertation
• Khanwilkar, Pratap Singh (2005). Towards A Physiologically Responsive Totally Implantable Pulsatile Artificial Heart. Ph.D. Dissertation
• McDonnall, Daniel (2005). Interleaved Multielectrode Stimulation Enhances Fatigue Resistance. Ph.D. Dissertation
• Nguyen, Bao-Khang Ngoc (2005). Off-Axis Biomechanical Analysis of Spinal Motions and Implant Effects. Ph.D. Dissertation
• Snow, Sean (2005). Microfabrication and Testing of Cylindrical Multielectrodes for Neural Stimulation. Ph.D. Dissertation
• Visaria, Rachana (2005). Modeling of Cardiovascular System, Pulmonary Mechanics and Gas Exchange. Ph.D. Dissertation
• Willie, Bettina (2005). Quantifying the Effects of Sterilization and Aging on the Oxidative Degradation and Wear of Crosslinked and Conventional Polyethylene Used in Total Joint Replacement. Ph.D. Dissertation
• Wright, Bryon Elmer (2005). Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy for Bioengineering Applications. Ph.D. Dissertation
• Zhang, Yinqi (2005). Integrated Information Display for Anesthesia Monitoring. Ph.D. Dissertation
• Flanagan, Craig Thomas (2004). Indirect Calorimetry Based on Oxygen Luminescence Quenching. Ph.D. Dissertation
• Guan, Xin (2004). Essential Role of Somatic and Synaptic Protein Synthesis and Axonal Transport in Long-Term Facilitation at Distal Sensorimotor Connections in Aplysia Californica. Ph.D. Dissertation
• Hopenfeld, Bruce (2004). Epicardial Potentials Associated with Subendocardial Ischemia. Ph.D. Dissertation
• Kim, Young-Tae (2004). The Development of a Cell Encapsulation Device For Studying The Influence Of Soluble Factors From Cells Transplanted In The Central Nervous System. Ph.D. Dissertation
• Lehmkuhle, Mark J. (2004). Spatio-Temporal Responses of Olfactory Bulb Neurons. Ph.D. Dissertation
• Smeal, Roy M. (2004). Constraining Neurite Outgrowth Using Substrate Curvature For Use in Therapeutic Implants. Ph.D. Dissertation
• Yilmaz, Bulent (2004). Venous Catheter Based Mapping of Epicardial Ectopic Activation Using Statistical Estimation. Ph.D. Dissertation
• Zhang, Ning (2004). The Adult Brain Tissue Response to Hollow Fiber Membranes of Varying Surface Architecture With or Without Cotransplanted Cells. Ph.D. Dissertation
• Badi, Arunkumar Narayansa (2003). Towards an Eighth Nerve Auditory Neuroprosthesis. Ph.D. Dissertation
• Bal, Girish (2003). Multisegment Slant-Hole Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography. Ph.D. Dissertation
• Bowden, Anton Edis (2003). Tools for Deformable Image Registration. Ph.D. Dissertation
• Fedor, Brenda L. Farmer (2003). Acoustic Intensity, Impedance and Reflection Coefficient in Human Ear Canals. Ph.D. Dissertation
• Kirker, Kelly Rae (2003). Glycosaminoglycan Hydrogels for Wound Healing. Ph.D. Dissertation
• Kuck, Kai (2003). An Automated Pre-Use Checkout System for An Anesthesia Breathing Circuit. Ph.D. Dissertation
• Branner, Almut (2002). Studies on the Feasibility of a Penetrating Microelectrode Array as a Peripheral Nerve Interface. Ph.D. Dissertation
• Broadhead, Kelly W. (2002). Elucidating the Structural and Functional Properties of Poly(Acrylonitrile-Vinylchloride) Phase-Inversion Membranes and Their Influence in Cell Encapsulation. Ph.D. Dissertation
• Fowers, Kirk Dee (2002). Bilogical Recognition as a Key to Treatment Specificity: From Complement Inhibition to Anti-P-Glycoprotein Targeting of Multidrug Resistant Carcinoma. Ph.D. Dissertation
• Gardiner, John Carter (2002). Computational Modeling of Ligament Mechanics. Ph.D. Dissertation
• Ghanem, Tamer A. (2002). Semicircular Canal Fluid Compartment Morphology, Ionic Composition, and Regulation in the Oyster Toadfish, Opsanustau. Ph.D. Dissertation
• Manwaring, Michael E. (2002). Characterization of Rat Meningeal Cells on Materials of Differing Physical and Chemical Properties. Ph.D. Dissertation
• Neff, Jennifer Ann (2002). Surface Modification for Controlled Studies of Cell-Ligand Interactions. Ph.D. Dissertation
• Shea, Jill Ellen (2002). The Morphology, Vascularity, and Mechanical Properties of Calcified Fibrocartilage: Implications for Elderly Hip Fractures. Ph.D. Dissertation
• Yamauchi, Angela Miwa (2002). Cupular Micromechanics and Motion Sensation in the Toadfish Vestibular Semicircular Canals. Ph.D. Dissertation
• Ardehali, Reza (2001). Effect of Blood Elements on Bacterial Adhesion to Biomaterials. Ph.D. Dissertation
• Hitchcock, Robert W. (2001). Hollow Fiber Implants: Creating Space Within Living Tissue for Diagnosis and Therapy. Ph.D. Dissertation
• Shoham, Shay (2001). Advances Towards an Implantable Motor Cortical Interface. Ph.D. Dissertation
• Wang, Chun (2001). Hybrid Hydrogels Assembled From Synthetic Polymers and Engineered Protein Domains. Ph.D. Dissertation
• Wroblewski, Susan Lynn (2001). Biorecognizable Lectin-Hama Copolymer Conjugates: Design, Synthesis and Characterization. Ph.D. Dissertation