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Doctoral Dissertations

Name Ph.D. Awarded Dissertation Title Advisor
Gloeckner, Dorothy Claire April 2003 Tissue Biomechanics of the Urinary Bladder Wall Michael Sacks
Hout, Mariah Sydney April 2003 Selective Antibody Removal from Blood, Plasma and Buffer Using Hollow Fiber-Based Specific Antibody Filters
Jankowski, Ronald Jay April 2003 Development of a Muscle Progenitor Cell-Based Therapeutic Approach for the Treatment of Stress Urinary Incontinence
Weller, Gregory Eugene Robert April 2003 Development and Characterization of Ultrasound Contrast Microbubbles Targeted to Dysfunctional Endothelium
Sorensen, Erik Nathaniel December 2002 Computational Simulation of Platelet Transport, Activation, and Deposition
Kute, Stephanie Michelle August 2002 A Combined Experimental and Computational Approach to Study the Biologic Effect of Hemodynamics in End-to-Side Vascular Bypass Grafts
Wang, Hong Jun August 2002 Noninvasive Biomechanical Assessment of the Rupture Potential of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
Baker, Linda Carol August 2001 Mechanisms of Arrhythmias in Molecularly Engineered Mice with Long QT
DiGiovine, Carmen Peter August 2001 Analysis of Whole-Body Vibration During Manual Wheelchair Propulsion: A Comparison of Seat Cushions and Back Supports
Latt, Leonard Daniel August 2001 The Postural Sway Response to Galvanic Vestibular Stimulation in Humans
LoPresti, Edmund Frank August 2001 Neck Movement Limitations and the Use of Head-Operated Computer Controls for People with Disabilities
Zhu, Qiliang August 2001 Biphasic Poroviscoelastic Simulation of Brain Injury Under High-Speed Impact
Gottlieb, Rebecca Katherine April 2001 Liquid Crystal Wall Shear Stress Sensor for Biological Applications
Smith, David Barton April 2001 A Generalized Membrane Shell Approach for the Computation In Vivo Stress Resultants in Thin-Walled Anatomic Structures
Cham Dit Tham, Rakie December 2000 Biomechanics of Slips and Falls
DiSilvestro, Mark Robert December 2000 Biphasic Poroviscoelastic Modeling of Articular Cartilage
Doehring, Todd Curtis December 2000 Delineation of In-Vitro Lumbar Spine Structural Properties Using a Robotic/UFS Testing System with Hybrid Control: Experiments and Analytical Simulation
Leader III, Joseph Kennedy August 2000 Three-Dimensional Computer Animation of the Temporomandibular Joint: Combining Magnetic Resonance Images with Kinematic Data
Lund, Laura Wheeler April 2000 Measurement of Hollow Fiber Membrane Permeance in a Gas-Liquid Environment
Wilhelm, Carl Richard April 2000 Hemostatic, Inflammatory and Cellular Changes Following Ventricular Assist Device Implantation: Their Implication for Thromboembolic Neurologic Events
Apreleva, Maria August 1999 Experimental and Computational Approach to Study Contact Mechanics at the Glenohumeral Joint
McNamee, Rebecca Landes April 2000 An Investigation of a Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System for Use in Modeling the Physiological System of Beat-by-Beat Cardiac Control
Schaub Jr., Richard David April 2000 Measuring Acute Platelet Adhesion and Deposition on Opaque Surfaces Using a Fiber Optic Remote Microscope
Whitehead, Kevin Kline December 1998 Investigation of the Hemodynamics of Aortopulmonary Shunts and the Derivation of a Relationship Between the Maximum Shunt Velocity and Pressure Drop
Lakshmiraghavan, Madhavan August 1998 Mechanical Wall Stress in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Towards the Development of a Clinical Tool to Predict Aneurysm Rupture
Pfaeffle, Hugo James August 1998 Role of the Interosseous Ligament in Forearm Compressive Load Transfer
Van Sickle, David Patrick August 1998 Realistic Road Loads and Rider Comfort for Manual Wheelchairs
Dieble, Christopher Ross April 1998 Molecular Barriers to Thrombosis Formed with Protein Reactive Polyethylene Glycol
Lee, Eric Tungkai April 1998 Estimation of Intracardiac Flows: Applicability of Color Doppler Energy to Assess Cardiac Output and Valvular Regurgitation
Bertocci, Gina E August 1997 The Influence of Securement Point and Occupant Restraint Anchor Location on Wheelchair Frontal Crash Protection
Labadie, Robert Frederick December 1995 Design and Construction of a Computer-Controlled, Pulsatile, Ex-Vivo, Vascular Perfusion System and its Use in Investigating Stimulation of the Nitric Oxide Pathway in Human Saphenous Vein Segments.

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