Browsing by FAS Department "Engineering Sciences"
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Cardiac Catheter Brace for Minimally Invasive Surgery
(2015-07-10)Cardiac disease is common and many cases require invasive surgical intervention. Most cardiac surgeries, for example, require stopping the patient’s heart. A percutaneous, beating heart, catheter-based system has been ... -
The Design of a Method to Analyze the Beaks of Darwin's Finches
(2015-06-26)Variation in beak shape among Darwin’s finches has long intrigued scientists[19][5][16]. An adage in biology is “form follows function,” or in this context, the shape of the bird beak is the result of the food available ... -
Drug Refillable Vascular Grafts
(2015-06-26)When dealing with cardiovascular disease, vascular devices are used to expand the vascular opening and maintain proper flow. However, current vascular grafts have a high rate of occlusion due to biological responses to the ... -
Hydrogel-Encapsulated Liposomes for Delivery of Therapeutic siRNA to Breast Cancer Cells
(2015-06-26)This project focuses on the development of a hydrogel-encapsulated liposome (‘lipogel’) delivery system for the delivery of small interfering RNA (siRNA) to breast cancer cells. siRNA-based therapeutics show promise for ... -
Pop-Up MEMS One-Way Endobronchial Valve for Treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
(2015-07-10)Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a leading cause of morbidity in aging populations worldwide. In very severe cases of COPD arising from heterogenous emphysema, portions of diseased lung are unable to expel ... -
Stable Isotope Systematics of Abiotic Nitrate and Nitrite Reduction Coupled With Anaerobic Iron Oxidation: the Role of Reduced Clays and Fe-Bearing Minerals
(2015-04-08)Under anaerobic conditions, it is widely assumed that nitrate (NO3-) and nitrite (NO2-) reduction is primarily the result of microbial respiration (Burgin and Hamilton, 2007; Granger et al., 2008). However, it is also ... -
Wearable Device to Assist Elderly in Ascending Stairs and Inclines
(2015-06-26)Mobility greatly decreases with age making it difficult for older adults to remain independent and involved in the community. Isolation from the com- munity has been shown to adversely affect one’s overall quality of life, ... -
Wearable Exosuit Device to Actively Assist Upstairs Walking for FSH Muscular Dystrophy Patients
(2015-06-26)Facioscapulohumeral (FSH) Muscular Dystrophy is a neuromuscular disease characterized by progressive muscle weakness and atrophy in many muscles, including the pelvic girdle muscles. Many patients with these symptoms ...