Biomedical Engineering Theses and Dissertations

Theses and Dissertations for the Biomedical Engineering department.

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Description:: Adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs) represent a promising cell source for cell-based therapies and tissue engineering applications because of their multipotency and abundance. However, these cells …
Year:: 2018
Contributor:: González Cruz, Rafael D. (creator); Darling, Eric M. (Advisor); Hoffman-Kim, Diane (Reader); Shukla, Anita (Reader); Franck, Christian (Reader); Dahl, Kris Noel (Reader); Brown University. Biology and Medicine: Biomedical Engineering (sponsor)
Genre:: theses
Subject:: Stem cells--Research; Atomic force microscopy; adipose derived stem cells; cell elasticity; cell viscoelasticity; lamin A/C proteins; Cytoskeleton; Western immunoblotting; Flow cytometry
Collection:: Biology and Medicine; Biomedical Engineering; Theses and Dissertations

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Description:: Labeling live cells for gene and protein expression is critical to a myriad of research and clinical functions. These include diagnostic imaging, enrichment of heterogeneous …
Year:: 2021
Contributor:: Dempsey, Megan (creator); Darling, Eric (Advisor); Dawson, Michelle (Reader); Shukla, Anita (Reader); Tripathi, Anubhav (Reader); Brown University. Biology and Medicine: Biomedical Engineering (sponsor)
Genre:: theses
Subject:: Mesenchymal stem cells; Magnetic resonance imaging; Atomic force microscopy; Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; adipose derived stem cells; mechanophenotype; Regenerative medicine; Cell Sorting; live-cell labeling; cellular heterogeneity
Collection:: Biology and Medicine; Biomedical Engineering; Theses and Dissertations

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Description:: Abstract of “The Role of Mechanical Properties in Stem Cell Adipogenesis” by Nicholas R. Labriola, Ph.D., Brown University, May 2017 The mechanical properties of cells …
Year:: 2016
Contributor:: Labriola, Nicholas Ryan (creator); Darling, Eric (Advisor); Chickering, Donald (Reader); Morgan, Jeffrey (Reader); Franck, Christian (Reader); Tripathi, Anubhav (Reader); Brown University. Biology and Medicine: Biomedical Engineering (sponsor)
Genre:: theses
Subject:: Stem cells--Research; Mesenchymal stem cells; molecular beacon; Cell differentiation; Polymers; Atomic force microscopy; Biomedical engineering; Biomechanics; Mimicry (Biology)
Collection:: Biology and Medicine; Biomedical Engineering; Theses and Dissertations

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