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Name M.S. Awarded Thesis Title Advisor
Costic, Ryan Stuart April 2003 Functional Evaluation of the Intact, Injured and Reconstructed Acromioclavicular Joint
Sellaro, Tiffany Leigh April 2003 Effects of Collagen Orientation on the Medium-Term Fatigue Response of Heart Value Biomaterials Michael Sacks
Sugimoto, Hiroatsu April 2003 Effects of Leaflet Stiffness on the Dynamic Motion of the Aortic Heart Valve Michael Sacks
Chen, Eric Alps December 2002 Effects of Hormone Replacement Therapy on Systemic Arterial Properties in Post-Menopausal Women Sanjeev Shroff
Engman, Carl L December 2002 Potential for Immunoprotection of Pancreatic Islets by Covalent Modification with Poly (Ethylene Glycol)
Tamburo, Robert Joseph December 2002 Gradient-Oriented Boundary Profiles for Shape Analysis Using Medial Features George Stetten
Campbell, Brian Hardy August 2002 An In Vitro Study of Human Fibroblast Contractility and the Differential Effect of TGF-β1 and TGF-β 3 on Fibroblast Contraction and Collagen Synthesis
Rentschler, Andrew John August 2002 Analysis of the ANSI/RESNA Wheelchair Standards:  A Comparison Study of Five Different Types of Electric Powered Wheelchairs
Leary, Alex Matthew April 2002 Injury Risk Analysis and Design Criteria for Manual Wheelchairs in Frontal Impacts
Bates, Robyn Rebecca December 2001 Detection of Seizure Foci by Recurrent Neural Networks
Song, Dennis Yong December 2001 Development and Application of Techniques to Study the Effects of Strain on Skin Flap Blood Flow
Stabile, Kathryne Judith December 2001 Investigation of the Human Forearm Interosseous Ligament: Experimental and Computational Analysis
Deemer, Ernest William April 2001 Investigation of the Influence of Accident Environment on Pediatric Fall Biomechanics Using Experimental and Computer Simulation Techniques
Gabriel, Mary Therese April 2001 Determination of the Strain Distribution in the Interosseous Ligament Using an Instrumented Spatial Linkage
Tulou, Tamara Lynne December 2000 Development of a Balloon Drive System for an Intravascular Membrane Oxygenator
DiGiovine, Carmen Peter August 2000 Frequency Analysis of Kinetic and Kinematic Wheelchair Propulsion Data and Characterization of a Dynamometer for Wheelchairs
Withrow, John Douglas August 2000 Experimental Evaluation of the Healing of an Intra-articular Anterior Cruciate Ligament Replacement Graft:  Effect of Initial Graft Tension
Wong, Eric Kaiyin August 2000 In-Situ Forces in the Bundles of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament:  An Experimental and Computational Approach
Bultman, Jason Arthur April 2000 The Design and Development of a Pulsating External Artificial Lung
Gephart, Kimberly Ann April 2000 Heart Rate Variation in Epilepsy
Mason, Emily Christine April 2000 Biomaterials-A Review of Past, Present, and Future Considerations and Applications
Vangura Jr., Albert April 2000 Biomechanics of the Acromioclavicular Joint: An Experimental and Computational Approach
Baldwin, Mark Ashley August 1999 The Biomechanical Analysis of an Ergonomic Manual Wheelchair Pushrim
DiSilvestro, Mark Robert August 1999 Fluid Flow-Dependent and Fluid Flow-Independent Mechanisms and the Viscoelastic Response of Articular Cartilage
Janaushek, Marsie Ann August 1999 A Biomechanical Comparison of Single and Double Bundle Techniques for a Posterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: An Experimental and Analytical Study
Miao, Yi Jian August 1999 Glycosaminoglycan-Augmented Polysaccharide Hydrogel: A Novel Bio compatible and Biodegradable Material to Support Chondrogenesis
Perrusquia, Nicolas Andres August 1999 Surface and Subsurface Characterization of Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene in Retrieved Total Knee Replacements
Santos, Robert Philip August 1999 A Simulation Study of Magnetic Susceptibility in Gradient Echo FMRI at 3.0 T
Clineff, Theodore D. April 1999 An Experimental and Analytical Study of the Healing Medial Collateral Ligament in a Goat Model at Low Strain
Nadeem, Ahmed April 1999 The Design and Fabrication of Microprobes Using MEMS Technology
Curtis, Alison Suzelle December 1998 A Multiple Modality Study of the Hemodynamics of Left Ventricular Apical Cannulation
Manson, Theodore Thomas August 1998 A New System for Segmentation of Medical Images
Vogrin, Tracy Marie April 1998 Biomedical Analysis of the Posterior Cruciate Ligament and Posterolateral Structures in the Human Knee
Chang, Sam Yeng-Nan December 1997 Test Retest Reliability and Comparison of Gradient Echo and Spin Echo Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Hewitt, Todd Jeffrey December 1997 Computational and Experimental Analysis of Gas Exchange in the Intravenous Membrane Oxygenator
Kneller, James Ralph December 1997 Penetrating Through Atherosclerotic Plaque into Rabbit Arteries with Microfabricated Probes
Vasquez, Alberto Luis December 1997 Non-Linear Temporal Aspects of the Blood Oxygenation Response in Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Baba, Kengo August 1997 Use of Backscattered Ultrasound Signals to Estimate Ratios of Flow Rate and Volume in Heart Disease
Lawrence, Bradley Michael August 1997 Wheelchair Durability and Ride Comfort
Jankowski, Ronald Jay April 1997 The Effect of Retroviral Transduction on Human Endothelial Cell Phenotype and Adhesion to Dacron Vascular Grafts
Kline, Billie Jo December 1996 Control of Acid Termination in Enzyme-Catalyzed Polyester Synthesis
Musolino, Mark Christopher December 1996 A Functional Evaluation of Intramedullary Plugs Used in Cemented Total Hip Arthroplasty
Purucker, Michael Charles December 1996 Design, Characterization and Control of a Sliding Linear Investigative Platform for Analyzing Lower-Limb Stability (Slip-Falls)
Andreopoulos, Fotios Matthaios August 1996 Synthesis of Hydrogels via Photopolymerization of Water-Soluble PEG Molecules
Bai, Shi August 1996 Finite Element Analysis of Biphasic Poroviscoelastic Model for Articular Cartilage
Valentine, Rebecca August 1996 Enantiomeric Resolution of Racemic Ibuprofen in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Using a Chiral Resolving Agent
Lattner, Stefanie April 1996 Psychovisual Modeling Used to Measure Image Fidelity
Reginella, Reginald Lyon April 1996 The Effects of Secondary Proprioceptive Inputs to Increase Postural Stability and Decrease Postural Sway
Landes, Rebecca Anne December 1995 Characterization of Heart Rate Dynamics in Infants as a Probe for Neural State
Tiffany, Hudson December 1995 Surface Bound Thrombin on Preclotted Dacron Vascular Grafts Mediates Platelet Deposition
Chan, Serena Sieya August 1995 The Development and Evaluation of a Laser Reflectance System to Determine the Complex Cross-Sectional Shape and Area of Soft Tissues
Dick, Elise Kathleen August 1995 Biomechanical and Morphological Characterization of Skin of Patients with Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
Gordon, Andrew Harris August 1995 Statistical Processing of EEG in Detection of Cerebral Ischemia
Lardo, Albert Clark August 1995 Echocardiographic Contrast Agents: Effect of Flow Factors on Persistence and Imaging
Leader III, Joseph Kennedy August 1995 Adaptive Detection of the Onset and Offset of Muscle Activity from EMG Recordings
Mahler, Christine Marie August 1995 Evaluation of a Noninvasive Method for Assessment of Left Ventricular Function Using Echocardiographic Acoustic Quantification and Peripheral Arterial Pressure
O'Brien, Jennifer Lynne August 1995 Characterization of Physiological Variations in T2*-Weighted Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Williams, Jeffrey Lawrence April 1995 Load-Sensitive Mock Circulatory System for Left Ventricular Assist Device Controller Development and Evaluation
Carlin, Gregory Joseph December 1994 Biomechanics of the Human Posterior Cruciate Ligament
Joshi, Meena Dhananjay August 1994 Evaluation of Compressive Biomechanical Properties of Menisci from Various Species and of a Collagen Scaffold Prosthesis
Lee, Eric Tungkai August 1994 Composite Residence Time Distribution Functions: A New Method for Assessment of Retinal Blood Flow
Nicholas, Spero Cayetano August 1994 Biomechanics of the Postural Sway Response to Galvanic Stimulation of the Vestibular System in Young and Elderly.

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