Non-Invasive Monitoring of Cellular Oxygenation within a Pancreatic Substitute
Jeffrey D. Gross, Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Tech and Emory University, 315 Ferst Drive, Atlanta, GA 30332, Ioannis Constantinidis, Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610 and Athanassios Sambanis, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 311 Ferst Drive, Atlanta, GA 30332-0100 |
Hydrogel-Electrode Interfaces for Directed Tissue Remodeling in the Retinal Implant
Jessica O. Winter, Center for Innovative Visual Research, Boston VA Hospital, Mail Stop 151E, 150 South Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02130, Stuart Cogan, EIC Laboratories, 111 Downey St, Norwood, MA 02062 and Joseph F. Rizzo, Center for Innovative Visual Rehabilitation, Boston VA Hospital/ Harvard Medical School, Mail Stop 151E, 150 South Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02130 |
In Vivo Monitoring of Tissue Mechanical Properties during Wound Healing
Jonathan W. Bender1, Harold I. Friedman2, Victor Giurgiutiu3, Black Mandi3 and Chris Watson2, (1)Department of Chemical Engineering, University of South Carolina, Swearingen Engineering Center USC, Department of Chemical Engineering, Columbia, SC 29208, (2)Dept of Surgery, University of South Carolina, Swearingen Engineering Center USC, Department of Chemical Engineering, Columbia, SC 29208, (3)Dept of Mechanical Engineering, University of South Carolina, Swearingen Engineering Center USC, Department of Chemical Engineering, Columbia, SC 29208 |
Optical Tweezers as a Sensor for Intracellular Mechanical Properties
Meron Mengistu, Biological Sciences, Lehigh University, 111 Research Drive, Iacocca Hall, Bethlehem, PA 18015, Linda Lowe-Krentz, Biological Sciences, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA 18015 and H. Daniel Ou-Yang, Physics, Lehigh University, 16 Memorial Drive East, Lewis Laboratory, Bethlehem, PA 18015 |
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A Study of Structure of Aplysia Californica Neuron Growth Cones Using Atomic Force and Epifluorescence Microscopy
Emilie Grzywa1, Aih Cheun Lee2, Daniel Suter2 and Gil U. Lee3, (1)School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, (2)Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, Lilly Hall Rm 2-239, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2054, (3)School of Chemical Engineering, CHME 1283, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907-1283 |
Fluorescence Relaxation in 3d from a Diffraction-Limited Sink of Egfp or Source of Pagfp in Live Cho Cells
Peter Calvert1, Jon A. Peet1, Alvina Bragin1, Edward N. Pugh1 and William E. Schiesser2, (1)F.M. Kirby Center for Molecular Ophthalmology, University of Pennsylvania, PA, (2)ChE and ESE, Lehigh University and University of Pennsylvania, Iacocca B312, 111 Research Drive, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA 18015 |
Evaluation of the Angiogenic Capacity of Small-Size Oligosaccharides of Hyaluronic Acid
Harold Castano, University of Oklahoma, 100 E Boyd St. Rm T-335, Norman, OK 73019, Paul L. DeAngelis, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 940 S. L. Young Blvd., BMSB 842A, Oklahoma City, OK 73104 and Vassilios I. Sikavitsas, The University of Oklahoma, School of Chemical, Biological, and Materials Engineering, 100 East Boyd, Room T335, Norman, OK 73019 |