Browsing Theses and Dissertations(library) by Author "Tang, Liping"
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An In vitro 3D Model to Investigate IOL: Posterior Lens Capsule Interactions on Lens Epithelial Cell Responses
Roy, Joyita; 0000-0002-2362-8269 (2023-01-18)**Please note that the full text is embargoed until 12/19/2024** ABSTRACT: Posterior Capsule Opacification (PCO) is the most common complication associated with Intraocular Lens (IOL) implantation. The disease is caused ... -
AN IN VITRO MODEL TO STUDY THE ROLE OF IOL: LENS CAPSULE INTERACTIONS IN POSTERIOR CAPSULE OPACIFICATION
Jaitli, Arjun (2021-05-05)Posterior capsule opacification (PCO) is the most common complication associated with intraocular lens (IOL) implantation. Unfortunately, current in vitro models cannot be used to assess the potential of PCO due to their ... -
APPLICATION OF TISSUE ENGINEERING TECHNIQUES FOR TREATING CARTILAGE INJURY AND DIAGNOSING CANCER METASTASIS
Hakamivala, Amirhossein; 0000-0001-7883-0993 (2019-08-05)This study focuses on the application of tissue engineering techniques for the diagnosis of cancer metastasis, cartilage regeneration, and modeling of lymph node metastasis. Chapter 1 is an overview of tissue engineering ... -
Characterization Of Immune Response And Peripheral Nerve Regeneration Of Implanted Regenerative Multi-electrode Interface Post-subchronic Amputation
Sanchez Useche, Camilo AndresInterfacing high degree-of-freedom robotic prosthetics directly to the peripheral nervous system aims at improving the quotidian life of amputees. Despite advancements in robotics that have lead to human-like upper limb ... -
Combating Bacterial Infections with In-Situ Detection and Antibiotic Technology
Renick, Paul James; 0000-0001-8037-2442 (2020-08-10)Currently, there is a looming crisis in the field of antibacterial drug therapy. The emergence of antibacterial drug resistance because of poor antibacterial stewardship, coupled with booming elderly populations, economic ... -
Computer Vision Algorithm Development and Biomedical Applications
Kearney, Vasant; 0000-0001-8649-3333 (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 ... -
DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, AND VALIDATION OF A NOVEL OPTICAL IMAGING DEVICE FOR BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS
Dacy, Ashley Christine; 0000-0002-0939-0135 (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 ... -
DEVELOPMENT OF CANCER TRAP FOR CAPTURING CANCER CELLS THAT METASTASIZE IN THE PERITONEAL CAVITY: A PRELIMINARY STUDY
Okpokwasili, Chuka I; 0000-0001-7332-1743 (2017-05-25)Our laboratory has recently developed an implantable device - cancer trap that can recruit and trap circulating cancer cells inside the bloodstream. Since several types of cancer cells can metastasize inside the peritoneal ... -
DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATIVE THERANOSTIC PLATFORMS FOR BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS
Khang, Min kyung; 0000-0002-6497-7190 (2019-08-12)Modern technologies have been successfully identifying patient’s disease-related genetic information and developing effective drugs continuously. The discovery of molecular biomarkers paves new roads for potential ... -
Development Of Magnetic-based Core-shell Nanoparticles For Drug Delivery Applications In Melanoma Skin Cancer
Bhavsar, Zarna A. (Biomedical Engineering, 2010-11-01)Melanoma skin cancer is the most dangerous form of skin cancer and the major cause of deaths related to skin cancer worldwide. Conventional chemotherapeutic treatment is not very effective and faces many problems such as ... -
Development of medical devices for diagnosing cartilage injury and metastatic cancers
Huang, Yi Hui; 0000-0001-6994-8180 (2019-08-07)My research focused on applying biomedical engineering techniques to diagnose different diseases and conditions. The results of these work led to one published paper and two submitted manuscripts which are summarized in ... -
Development of medical devices for osteoarthritis diagnosis, antimicrobial, wound closure, and wound pH milieu monitoring
Li, Shuxin (2019-12-10)Nanotechnology has been widely used in the field of biomedical engineering. For example, nanoparticles have been employed for targeted drug delivery due to their retention effect, increased permeability, site-specific ... -
Development of Mussel Inspired Nanocomposite Adhesives for Biomedical Applications
Pandey, Nikhil; 0000-0002-6560-6893Popular bioadhesives, such as fibrin, cyanoacrylate and albumin–glutaraldehyde-based materials, have been applied for clinical applications in wound healing, drug delivery, and bone and soft tissue engineering; however, ... -
Development Of Non-invasive Methods For Imaging Inflammatory Response
Tsai, Yi-TingPersistent inflammatory cell reactions are responsible for the pathogenesis of a variety of inflammatory diseases. Although many non-invasive imaging methods have been used in the clinics to monitor the extent of inflammatory ... -
Development Of Orchestrated Stem Cell-based Regeneration (OSCeR) -strategies To Recruit And Differentiate Autologous Stem Cells For Tissue Regeneration
Nair, Ashwin (Biomedical Engineering, 2011-03-03)Stem cell therapy has shown great promise in curing diseases. However, clinical application of stem cell therapy is often hindered by the lack of reliable sources and convenient methods to recover stem cells. Our laboratory ... -
Enhanced Endothelialization On Surface Modified Poly(L-lactic Acid)
Xu, Hao (Biomedical Engineering, 2010-07-19)Current synthetic vascular grafts and polymer-coated drug-eluting stents (DES) have certain limitations, such as thrombosis and restenosis due to the incomplete recovery of vascular endothelial cells on their luminal sides. ... -
Fabrication and In Vitro Characterization of an Implant for the Detection of Metastatic Cancer Cells
Cantu, Carlos Martin (2018-08-03)Greater than 90% of cancer related deaths are due to metastasis (Hayes & Wicha, 2011). Since current conventional techniques detect the disease by the time that it has become systemic, our lab has developed a hydrogel based ... -
Foreign Body Reactions To Neural Implants In The Brain
Lotfi, Parisa (Biomedical Engineering, 2008-04-22)Neural implants have been used and studied for many decades. They are applied to record neural signals or to locally deliver drugs. Unfortunately, foreign body reaction and accompanied glial scar formation often lead to ... -
Functionalized Nanoparticles For The Selective Killing Of Cancer Cells
Thevenot, Paul Todd (Biomedical Engineering, 2007-09-17)The use of nanoparticles for cancer imaging and drug delivery has produced some success in improving the efficacy and safety of cancer chemotherapy. It is generally believed that the efficiency of nanoparticle-based cancer ... -
In Vivo Tracking Of Mesenchymal Stem Cell Recruitment To Tissue Scaffolds
Sun, Manwu (Biomedical Engineering, 2010-07-19)The term "Stem cells" has been extensively used to describe precursor undifferentiated cells that have the capacity to self-renew and can also give rise to multiple tissue types. Many studies have been shown improved ...