Inflammation and the formation of an avascular fibrous capsule have been identified as the key factors controlling the wound healing associated failure of implantable glucose sensors. Our aim is to guide advantageous tissue ...

Chronically implanted recording electrode arrays linked to prosthetics have the potential to make positive impacts on patients suffering from full or partial paralysis [1;2]. Such arrays are implanted into the patient's ...

Cell differentiation is the foundation for tissue development and regeneration, disease modeling, and cell-based therapies. The differentiation of skeletal myoblasts has been well-studied, and expression of the transcription ...

Beamforming of ultrasound signals in the presence of clutter, or partial aperture blockage by an acoustic obstacle can lead to reduced visibility of the structures of interest and diminished diagnostic value of the resulting ...

X-ray computed tomography (CT) is a non-invasive medical imaging technique that generates cross-sectional images by acquiring attenuation-based projection measurements at multiple angles. Since its first introduction in ...

X-ray mammography is the most widely used breast cancer imaging technique. However, over 400,000 women newly diagnosed each year are misdiagnosed and undergo a biopsy. Current mammography techniques are limited by: (1) low ...

Burn injuries in the United States account for over one million hospital admissions per year, with treatment estimated at four billion dollars. Of severe burn patients, 30-90% will develop hypertrophic scars (HSc). Current ...

The aim of this dissertation was to develop new techniques for producing electrospun scaffolds for use in the tissue engineering of articular cartilage. We developed a novel method of imparting mechanical anisotropy to ...

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a noninvasive three-dimensional interferometric imaging technique capable of achieving micrometer scale resolution. It is now a standard of care in ophthalmology, where it is used to ...

Chronic and acute back injuries are widespread, affecting people in environments where they are exposed to vibration and repeated shock. These issues have been widely reported among personnel on aircraft and small watercraft; ...