This collection contains theses and dissertations from the Department of Biomedical Engineering, collected from the Scholarship@Western Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Development of a Wireless Telemetry Load and Displacement Sensor for Orthopaedic Applications, William Anderson
Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Biomaterials for Bone Tissue Engineering and Drug Delivery, Neda Aslankoohi
Fabrication Of Inkjet-Printed Enzyme-Based Biosensors Towards Point-Of-Care Applications, Yang Bai
The Development of Region-Specific Decellularized Meniscus Bioinks for 3D Bioprinting Applications, Sheradan Doherty
In Vitro Analyses of the Contributions of the Hip Capsule to Joint Biomechanics, Emma Donnelly
Mixed-reality visualization environments to facilitate ultrasound-guided vascular access, Leah Groves
Diffusion Kurtosis Imaging in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy, Loxlan W. Kasa
Extracellular Matrix-Derived Microcarriers as 3-D Cell Culture Platforms, Anna Kornmuller
3D Printed Polypyrrole Scaffolds for pH Dependent Drug Delivery with Applications in Bone Regeneration, Matthew T. Lawrence
Development of Multifunctional Drug Delivery Systems for Locoregional Therapy, Xinyi Li
Motion Intention Estimation using sEMG-ACC Sensor Fusion, Jose Alejandro Lopez
Biomaterial for Cervical Intervertebral Disc Prosthesis, Helium Mak
Snapshot Three-Dimensional Surface Imaging With Multispectral Fringe Projection Profilometry, Parsa Omidi
4DCT to Examine Carpal Motion, Sydney M. Robinson
Immobilized Jagged1 for Notch3-specific Differentiation and Phenotype Control of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells, Kathleen E. Zohorsky
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Simulation Approaches to X-ray C-Arm-based Interventions, Daniel R. Allen
Implementing a multi-segment foot model in a clinical setting to measure inter-segmental joint motions, Tahereh Amiri
Cardiac Modelling Techniques to Predict Future Heart Function and New Biomarkers in Acute Myocardial Infarction, Sergio C. H. Dempsey
Feasibility of Twisted Coiled Polymer Actuators for Use in Upper Limb Wearable Rehabilitation Devices, Brandon P.R. Edmonds
Metal Additive Manufacturing for Fixed Dental Prostheses, Mai EL Najjar
Using an Internal Auditory Stimulus to Activate the Developing Primary Auditory Cortex: A Fetal fMRI Study, Estee Goldberg
Development of Water-Soluble Polyesters for Tissue Engineering Applications, Trent Gordon
Development Of Hybrid Coating Materials To Improve The Success Of Titanium Implants, Zach Gouveia
A 3D Printed Axon-Mimetic Diffusion MRI Phantom, Tristan K. Kuehn
Development of an Active Infection Monitoring Knee Spacer for Two-Stage Revision, Michael K. Lavdas
Computational Modeling of the Human Brain for mTBI Prediction and Diagnosis, Yanir Levy
Pulmonary Imaging of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease using Multi-Parametric Response Maps, Jonathan MacNeil
Optimization of Indentation for the Material Characterization of Soft PVA-Cryogels, Md. Mansur ul Mulk
A Biomechanical Investigation into the Effect of Experimental Design on Wrist Biomechanics and Contact Mechanics, Clare E. Padmore
Structure-Function Relationships in the Brain: Applications in Neurosurgery, Daiana-Roxana Pur
The Effect of Joint Alignment After a Wrist Injury on Joint Mechanics and Osteoarthritis Development, Puneet Kaur Ranota
Development and Validation of Tools for Improving Intraoperative Implant Assessment with Ultrasound during Gynaecological Brachytherapy, Jessica Robin Rodgers
Machine Learning towards General Medical Image Segmentation, Clara Tam
The Migration and Wear of Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty, Madeleine L. Van de Kleut
Video Processing for the Evaluation of Vascular Dynamics in Neurovascular Interventions, Reid Vassallo
Preparation of Intra-articular Drug Delivery Systems for the Treatment of Osteoarthritis, Ian Villamagna
Deep Reinforcement Learning in Medical Object Detection and Segmentation, Dong Zhang
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Fabrication and Characterization of Collagen-Polypyrrole Constructs Using Direct-Ink Write Additive Manufacturing, Rooshan Arshad
Development of a Force-Based Ream Vector Measurement System For Glenoid Reaming Simulation, David Axford
Investigation of Visual Perceptions in Parkinson's Disease and the Development of Disease Monitoring Software, Matthew Bernardinis
Tissue Equivalent Gellan Gum Gel Materials for Clinical MRI and Radiation Dosimetry, Pawel Brzozowski
Implementation of User-Independent Hand Gesture Recognition Classification Models Using IMU and EMG-based Sensor Fusion Techniques, José Guillermo Collí Alfaro
Scaffold Design Considerations for Soft Tissue Regeneration, Madeleine M. Di Gregorio
Remote Navigation and Contact-Force Control of Radiofrequency Ablation Catheters, Daniel Gelman
High-throughput Fabrication of Drug-loaded Core-shell Tablets with Adjustable Release Profiles from Surface-erodible and Photocrosslinkable Polyanhydrides, Armin Geraili Nejadfomeshi
Apply dry powder on drug loading and enteric coating of esomeprazole magnesium trihydrate beads and capsules, Xiaojing Ge
Bioluminescence resonance energy transfer (BRET) - based nanostructured biosensor for detection of glucose, Eugene Hwang
The Co-Delivery of Syngeneic Adipose-Derived Stromal Cells and Macrophages on Decellularized Adipose Tissue Bioscaffolds for In Vivo Soft Tissue Regeneration, Hisham A. Kamoun
Improving Material Mapping in Glenohumeral Finite Element Models: A Multi-Level Evaluation, Nikolas K. Knowles
Ultra-High Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Stereotactic Neurosurgery, Jonathan Lau
Formation of a Vascular Regenerative Microenvironment Within Implantable Human Decellularized Adipose Tissue Bioscaffolds, Christopher Leclerc
Individual Variability of Functional Connectivity in Resting-State and Naturalistic fMRI Paradigms, Mark O'Reilly
Assessing the Impact of Collared versus Collarless Stems on Implant Migration, Patient Activity and Patient Function Following Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Randomized Clinical Trial, Maxwell E. Perelgut
Haptics-enabled, GPU augmented surgical simulation platform for glenoid reaming, Vlad Popa
A Framework for Evaluating Cortical Architectural Anomalies in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Patients, Hossein Rajali
Evaluation of Individual Finger Forces During Activities of Daily Living In Healthy Individuals and Those with Hand Arthritis, Michael Riddle
Design of cell-instructive biomaterial scaffolds for intervertebral disc regeneration, Nadia Sharma
Finite Element Analysis of Hollow-stemmed Shoulder Implants in Different Bone Qualities Derived from a Statistical Shape and Density Model, Pendar Soltanmohammadi
A Novel Method for In Vivo Evaluation of Finger Kinematics for Analysis of Activities of Daily Living, Ahmed M. Tanashi
A structured-light surface scanning system to evaluate breast morphology in standing and supine positions, Olivia Tong
A Wearable Mechatronic Device for Hand Tremor Monitoring and Suppression: Development and Evaluation, Yue Zhou
A pH-sensitive Delivery System for the Prevention of Dental Caries Using Salivary Proteins, Yi Zhu
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Augmented Reality Ultrasound Guidance in Anesthesiology, Golafsoun Ameri
Engineering Graphene Oxide-based Nanostructures for DNA sensors, Aditya Balaji
The Kinematic and Biomechanical Effects of Bracing on the Rehabilitation of the LCL Injured Elbow, Sara M. Banayan
Development and Assessment of a Micro-CT Based System for Quantifying Loaded Knee Joint Kinematics and Tissue Mechanics, Alexandra M. Blokker
A Composite Material-based Computational Model for Diaphragm Muscle Biomechanical Simulation, Brett Coelho
Virtual Reality Simulation of Glenoid Reaming Procedure, Mohammadreza Faieghi
Development Of Granulation Tissue Mimetic Scaffolds For Skin Healing, Adam Hopfgartner
Multi-Channel MR Phase Image Processing for Non-Contrast Tissue Characterization, Zahra Hosseini
The Development of a Temporomandibular Force Simulator to Study Craniofacial Strain In-Vitro, Kenneth KC Ip
Ultrasound-Augmented Laparoscopy, Uditha Lakmal Jayarathne
Development and Validation of a Probe Tube Placement Training Simulator, Robert Koch
Electrospun collagen fibers for tissue regeneration applications, Ying Li
Examining Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty Baseplate Fixation in Patients with E2-type Glenoid Erosion, Matthew D. Mahaffy
Embedded Smart-Polymer Sensor Arrays for Elucidating Load Distributions in Orthopaedic Implants, Carolina Micolini
Experimental Determination of Motion Parameters and Path Forces of Robot-Driven Glenoid Reaming Procedure, Mayank Sharma
Development of Force-Space Navigation for Surgical Robotics, Corey Daniel Smith
Dynamic Calibration of EMG Signals for Control of a Wearable Elbow Brace, Taylor Stanbury
Preparation and Characterization of Electrospun rGO-Poly(ester amide) Tissue Engineering Scaffolds, Hilary Stone
The Effect of Implant Girth and Implant Collar on the Degree of Bone to Implant Contact and Bone Stresses in the Proximal Humerus, Stephanie Synnott
Investigation and Validation of Imaging Techniques for Mitral Valve Disease Diagnosis and Intervention, Claire Vannelli
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Contributions of Continuous Max-Flow Theory to Medical Image Processing, John SH Baxter
Histological Quantification in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy, Charlotte Anne Blinston
Design and Evaluation of a Contact-Free Interface for Minimally Invasive Robotics Assisted Surgery, Cameron Dawson
Influence of Scapular Notching on Contact Mechanics and Simulator Wear of Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty Implants, Michael William Griffiths
Development of an Active Finger Motion Simulator: With In-Vitro Assessments of Tendon Loads and Joint Kinematics, Mohammad Haddara
Evaluating and Improving Cochlear Length Measurements on Clinical Computed Tomography Images, John E. Iyaniwura
A Patient-Specific Cardiac Phantom for Training and Pre-Procedure Surgical Planning, Justin Laing
Interactive Visualization of Multimodal Brain Connectivity: Applications in Clinical and Cognitive Neuroscience, Saeed Mahdizadeh Bakhshmand
A Biomechanical Investigation of Load Sharing at the Distal Forearm, Martine E. McGregor
Exploiting Temporal Image Information in Minimally Invasive Surgery, Jonathan McLeod
Design and Validation of Delivery Systems for Galectin-3 for Skin Healing Applications, Karrington A. McLeod
Design, Implementation And Control Of A Robotic Platform For Post-Stroke Upper- And Lower-Limb Rehabilitation, Vahid Mehrabi