Department of Bioengineering: Recent submissions
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FABRICATION AND EXAMINATION OF MAGNETIC BACTERIAL CELLULOSE AS A MATERIAL FOR BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
(2020-06-08)Bacterial cellulose (BC) is one of the most abundant biopolymers in nature. Several attributes such as facilitative modification, high pore size/porosity, able to mass produce as well as biocompatibility renders BC a ... -
RATIONAL DESIGN AND SYNTHESIS OF BIODEGRADABLE POLYURETHANE BASED BIOMATERIALS
(2018-12-04)Biodegradable polyurethanes have been applied in biomedical field since 1960s. In recent years, biodegradable polyurethanes have been widely investigated for tissue repair and regeneration because of their good mechanical ... -
METABOLIC, HEMODYNAMIC AND ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF TRANSCRANIAL PHOTOBIOMODULATION (tPBM) ON THE HUMAN BRAIN
(2019-08-30)Photobiomodulation (PBM) refers to the use of red-to-near-infrared light to stimulate cellular functions for physiological or clinical benefits. Transcranial photobiomodulation (tPBM) is a noninvasive form of cerebral ... -
NANOPARTICLES FOR GENE THERAPY AND PROTEIN DELIVERY TO INDUCE ANGIOGENESIS AS AN ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT FOR PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE
(2018-08-21)Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is defined as a slow, progressive disorder of the lower extremity arterial vessels characterized by chronic narrowing that often results in occlusion and is associated with loss of functional ... -
UNDERSTANDING KEY GENETIC MUTATIONS AND MOLECULAR ALTERATIONS ON INCREASING MIGRATION, VIABILITY, DRUG RESISTANCE OF MALIGNANT BRAIN TUMOR IN CONFINEMENT
(2017-08-10)There are more than 120 types of primary brain and central nervous system tumors that affect people of all ages. Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), for example, is the most frequent type of brain cancers and also among the ... -
Multi-modality Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Typical and Atypical Developmental Human Brain
(2016-12-20)Human brain development is structurally and functionally a nonlinear process and even with the tremendous advancements in the field of neuroimaging based on Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) several significant questions ... -
INVESTIGATION OF FUNCTIONAL CONNECTIVITY AND NEUROVASCULAR COUPLING IN DIFFERENT VIGILANCE / BREATH-HOLD STATES OF THE BRAIN FROM SIMULTANEOUS EEG-fNIRS MEASUREMENTS
(2019-07-10)Functional connectivity and neurovascular coupling are important phenomena that occur in the brain. Functional connectivity is the study of functional brain networks and their characteristics. While neurovascular coupling ... -
T-CELL MEMBRANE CAMOUFLAGED NANOPARTICLES FOR TREATMENT OF MELANOMA
(2017-05-30)Melanoma is one of the most aggressive skin cancers. The American Cancer Society reports that every hour, one person dies from melanoma. While there are a number of treatments currently available for melanoma (e.g. surgery, ... -
DEVELOPMENT OF CANCER TRAP FOR CAPTURING CANCER CELLS THAT METASTASIZE IN THE PERITONEAL CAVITY: A PRELIMINARY STUDY
(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 ... -
UNDERSTANDING SCALP EEG IN RESPONSE TO NEWSVENDOR DECISION-MAKING AND FEEDBACK
(2019-05-22)Neuroeconomics is an emerging field integrating economic theories with neuroscience to enhance the understanding on how humans make decisions under different cost-effective conditions. Understanding the brain network ... -
MATHEMATICAL MODELING OF BLOOD PRESSURE AND CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW USING PHOTOPLETHYSMOGRAPHY SIGNAL
(2019-05-22)Continuous and non-invasive monitoring of blood pressure (BP) and cerebral blood flow (CBF) has numerous clinical and health maintenance applications. Of particular interest is monitoring of BP and CBF during events that ... -
PLASMA ENHANCED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION COATING AMORPHOUS SILICA BASED IMPLANTS ENHANCING ANGIOGENESIS AND MITIGATING TOXIC OXIDATIVE STRESS IN CRITICAL SIZE BONE DEFECTS
(2017-12-18)The advances in bone tissue engineering search for a biomaterial that could efficiently and gradually replace the bone while the new tissue grows through the implanted structure. However, due to limitations mainly related ... -
An Enhancement of Light Reflectance Spectroscopy as A Modality for the Detection of Positive Surgical Margins in Radical Prostatectomy
(2018-08-29)Light Reflectance Spectroscopy (LRS) is an imaging method that has shown increasingly promising evidence in its ability to detect various forms of cancer tissues. Our previous studies have illustrated the LRS modality’s ... -
Investigation of 1064-nm laser fluence within tissue phantoms and its in vivo effects on human brain networks
(2018-05-22)For the past few decades there has been an increasing interest in the usage of near infrared (NIR) laser in the medical optics field. This is due to a number of studies conducted on different animal models utilizing NIR ... -
MAPPING OF PREFRONTAL HEMODYNAMIC RESPONSES TO NOXIOUS STIMULATION AND CHRONIC PAIN RELATED RESTING-STATE FUNCTIONAL NETWORKS ASSESSED BY fNIRS
(2018-06-01)Neural representations of chronic pain are complex and are least understood. Numerous magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies have revealed structural and functional abnormalities in several cortical and sub-cortical ... -
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. ... -
Silica formation with nanofiber morphology via helical display of the silaffin R5 peptide on a filamentous bacteriophage
(NatureDepartment of Bioengineering, The University of Texas Arlington, 24 Novembe)Biological systems often generate unique and useful structures, which can have industrial relevance either as direct components or as an inspiration for biomimetic materials. For fabrication of nanoscale silica structures, ... -
Dual-Drug Containing Core-Shell Nanoparticles for Lung Cancer Therapy
(NatureDepartment of Bioengineering, University of Texas at Arlington,, 16 October)Late-stage diagnosis of lung cancer occurs ~95% of the time due to late manifestation of its symptoms, necessitating rigorous treatment following diagnosis. Existing treatment methods are limited by lack of specificity, ... -
An optical probe for detecting chondrocyte apoptosis in response to mechanical injury
(Springer NatureDepartment of Bioengineering, The University of Texas at Arlington, 07 Septemb)Cartilage injury induced by acute excessive contact stress is common and mostly affects young adult. Although early detection of cartilage injury may prevent serious and lifelong arthritic complications, early detection ... -
A Dual-Modality System for Both Multi-Color Ultrasound-Switchable Fluorescence and Ultrasound Imaging
(MDPIDepartment of Bioengineering, The University of Texas at Arlington, 4 February)Simultaneous imaging of multiple targets (SIMT) in opaque biological tissues is an important goal for molecular imaging in the future. Multi-color fluorescence imaging in deep tissues is a promising technology to reach ...