Collagen Nanoloom Student: Kathryn Portale Department: Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Advisor: Jeffrey Ruberti Abstract Collagen is the principal load bearing molecule in mammals and can be found in bone, ligament, cornea, tendon and cartilage,...
Biomolecular Sequence Quantification Using Magnetic Nanoparticles With a Giant Magnetoresistive (GMR) Sensor Student: Dino Buro Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering Advisor: Abstract My project utilizes magnetic nanoparticles to capture, or tag, strands of interest...
Au Nanowire Arrays for Stimulating and Detecting Electrical Activity in Neuronal Cells Student: Jesse Silverberg Department: Physics Advisor: Latika Menon Abstract The process of anodization is used to fabricate a nanoporous template. This template...
An Analysis of the Effect of PEG on Physical Properties of Cationic Liposomes Intended for Gene Therapy Student: Marshall Brooks Department: Pharmaceutical Sciences Advisor: Abstract The goal of this study is to determine whether...
Alumina Templates Student: Cory Fantasia Department: Physics Advisor: Sri Sridhar Abstract Anodized aluminum is formed by using a piece of aluminum metal as the positive electrode in a circuit. In this process, aluminum oxide...
Visualization and Enhancement of Spinal Cord Regeneration using Nanoparticles Student: Sucharita Saha Department: Biology Advisor: Donald O’Malley Abstract The goal of this project is to employ functionalized nanoparticles to evaluate the feasibility of delivering...
Using Nanoparticles to Analyze Key Immune System Molecules in Embryonic Stem Cells Student: Paula Lampton Department: Biology Advisor: Carol Warner Abstract The goal of my IGERT thesis project is to characterize the expression and...
Use of nanotechnology for imaging of cell surface oligosaccharides for early diagnosis of cancer Student: Agnes Rafalko Department: Chemistry Advisor: William Hancock Abstract Glycosylation is one of the most common post-translational modifications for human...
Understanding optical properties of nanoparticles towards application with biospecific markers for pre-cancer detection Student: Yogesh G Patel Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering Advisor: Charles Di Marzio Abstract Among skin malignancies, basal cell carcinoma (BCC)...
Tumor Hypoxia, the Warburg Effect, and Multidrug Resistance: Modulation of Hypoxia Induced MDR Using EGFR Targeted Polymer Blend Nanocarriers for Combination Paclitaxel/Lonidamine Therapy Student: Lara Milane Department: Pharmaceutical Sciences Advisor: Mansoor Amiji Abstract The...