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Sample Graduate Thesis Topics

  • Technologies enabling autologous neural stem cell-based therapies for neurodegenerative disease and injury
  • Intelligent acquisition and model building of fluorescence microscope data models
  • Interactive biomaterials that modulate inflammation and promote tissue regeneration
  • Miminally invasive steerable needles for the treatment of tumors and other intraparynchymal disorders of the brain
  • Image registration of MRI and histology images
  • Nano/biomaterials, quantum dots, nanoparticles for stem cell therapy research, tissue engineering, drug delivery
  • The development of a point of care diagnostic device for stage I pressure ulcers
  • Surfactant enhanced aerosol drug delivery in the lungs
  • Mechanics of the nucleus in differentially uncommitted cells
  • Semi-automatic vessel wall detection and quantification of wall thickness in clinical images of human abdominal aortic aneurysms
  • Technologies for the construction of high resolution tissue engineering scaffolds based on natural biopolymers
  • Engineering adhesives and devices for gastrointestinal disease diagnosis and therapy
  • 3D generative model for cellular and subcellular location patterns
  • Control and weaning algorithm of left ventricular assist devices for heart recovery
  • Cellular responses to substrate mechanical signals
  • Multi-tissue unit regeneration using inkjet bioprinting  technology
  • Development of a cyber-enabled pre-surgical cardiovascular planning tool to evaluate and optimize post operative hemodynamics
  • Apical torsion for cardiac assist
  • Modeling and optimization of a MEMS membrane-based biosensor
  • Using accelerometers for the classification of human motion quality
  • Achieving spatiotemporal control over mechanical interactions with biological material-based approaches
  • Predicting in vivo cell behavior based on characterization and analysis of biomechanical responses
  • Mechanical properties of stem cells
  • Protein subcellular location pattern recognition
  • Understanding cell-based biopolymer structures through small-scale approaches
  • Clinical outcome of endovascular treatment of carotid artery occlusive disease
  • BioMEMS and neural engineering
  • Formation and nature of muscle synergies in the human hand during learning
  • Automated analysis of subcellulat protein location in tissues
  • Automated segmentation of fluorescence microscope images
  • Developing control strategies based on observed biological control structure and implementing them in engineered systems
  • Development of a small, pneumatically-powered system that simultaneously cools and pumps blood while also transferring oxygen and carbon dioxide
  • Manufacturing complex fibrin-based biomaterial structures for tissue engineering
  • Synthesis and characterization of trivalent Ion substituted hydroxyapatite nanoparticles as non-viral vectors for gene delivery.
  • Measurements of elastic parameters of red blood cells with atomic force microscopy.
  • Synthesis and characterization of novel polymer/ceramic biodegradable composites for bone tissue engineering.
  • Analysis of hemodynamics in pre- and post-operative patient-specific abdominal aortic aneurysms
  • Banded growth features in isotropic pyrolytic carbon generated from fluidized bed reactors
  • Computational simulation of ECM synthesis
  • Interpreting protein location patterns using cellular imaging and machine learning techniques, especially on quantitatively evaluating the modification of subcellular protein localization caused by specific drugs
  • Characterization of the wear of polyethylene in total joint replacement (M.S.)
  • Increasing safety and mobility for the elderly on stairs (M.S.)
  • Synergy of EDTA and Vancomycin for treating biofilm infections of medical implants (M.S.)
  • Banded growth features in isotropic pyrolytic carbon generated from fluidized bed reactors (M.S.)
 
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