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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, ... -
Targeted Drug Delivery To Human Aortic Smooth Muscle Cells Using Biodegradable Nanoparticles
(Biomedical Engineering, 2008-09-17)Restenosis is a common problem that can occur in angioplasty patients. In order to reduce the restentosis rate, various treatments such as glucocorticoids and drug eluting stents have been used for angioplasty patients. ... -
Three-dimensional Multimedium Computational Model For Drug Delivery Using Finite Element Analysis
(Biomedical Engineering, 2011-07-14)Approximately 2.8% of trauma patients present peripheral nerve injury, which can result in loss of motor function. Current strategies for peripheral nerve repair had focused on the development of synthetic nerve conduits ... -
Transcranial Near Infrared Spectroscopy And Stimulation Of Prefrontal Cognitive Functions In Young Adults
Transcranial near infrared stimulation or Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) is an innovative technique shown to control neuronal function in cell cultures, animal models and clinical conditions. The aim of this study was to ... -
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 ... -
Unravelling the Mysteries of Cognitive Decline in Cancer Survivors Using Functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy
(2017-06-14)In recent years, there has been an increased incidence of cognitive impairment in cancer survivors as a side-effect of chemotherapy. This troubling deterioration in cognitive ability is commonly termed as 'Chemo brain' in ... -
Use Of Near Infrared And Visible Spectroscopies To Determine Optical Properties Of Rat Nervous System
(Biomedical Engineering, 2007-08-23)Changes to the anatomical or physiological structure of the neuronal circuitry are known to produce a change in the optical properties of the tissue under investigation. The goal of this thesis is to determine changes in ... -
Vascular Stent Analysis
(Biomedical Engineering, 2007-08-23)It is important for cardiologist to understand the stresses and strains the stent experiences during deployment. We created a 3-D model of the coiled stent which is exported into ANSYS creating the finite element model. ... -
A Viscoelastic Model For Human Prolapsed Vaginal Wall Tissue
(Biomedical Engineering, 2012-04-11)Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) affects thousands of elderly women each year. Improvements in surgical repair could benefit from the understanding of the biomechanical properties of the vaginal wall (VW) tissues to better ... -
Visible To Near Infra Red Hyperspectral Imaging: Visualizing The Neurological And Biological Nature Of Ischemic Tissue
(Biomedical Engineering, 2009-09-16)Diabetic Neuropathy is a neuropathic disorder which is associated with Diabetes Mellitus. It is known to result in lower limb ulcers which can lead to amputation. Nerve damage, microvascular dysfunctions and use of ill ... -
Visible Versus Near-infrared Light Penetration Depth Analysis In An Intralipid Suspension As It Relates To Clinical Hyperspectral Images
(Biomedical Engineering, 2008-09-17)We determine the penetration depth of near-infrared and visible light in a tissue phantom model using various image processing techniques and chemometrics and use these results to demonstrate the application of a multimodal ... -
Wide Field Of View Imaging Of Premotor And Sensorimotor Cortex activation patterns by functional near infrared spectroscopy
(Biomedical Engineering, 2011-03-03)Functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) is a non-invasive optical technique which can measure concentration changes of oxygenated (HbO), deoxygenated (HbR), and total hemoglobin (HbT) in brain tissue that are induced ...