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- 2Atai, Ali Asghar.
- 2Belay, Tsegay
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- 2Brenneis, Dylan
- 2Carrigy, Nicholas B.
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Fall 2020
This thesis describes the research and development process in creating a 3D ultrasound-based navigation system to assist screw insertion for scoliosis surgery, with a focus on children who have adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). Screw placement accuracy is critical to prevent spinal cord or...
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A Coarse-Grained Simulation Framework to Study Polyethylenimine-DNA Nanoparticles in Gene Delivery
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Cellular DNAs contain genetic information vital for the functioning of the cells. Corruption of this information, or genetic disorders, can lead to various diseases. A potential treatment is to deliver exogenous DNAs with the correct genetic information to malignant cells to achieve a...
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A Combined Computational and Experimental Investigation of Polynucleotide Binding Polymers for Therapeutic Applications
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Polynucleotide binding polymers have a wide range of therapeutic applications including delivery systems for therapeutic polynucleotides, and antithrombotic drugs for extracellular nucleic acid-mediated thrombogenic events. This dissertation explores polynucleotide binding polymers in these two...
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A comparative assessment of fast pyrolysis, hydrothermal liquefaction, and intermediate pyrolysis to produce value-added products from municipal solid waste
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The increasing complexity in municipal solid waste (MSW) streams along with the growing waste-to-product market call for innovative and flexible technologies that can efficiently process MSW streams into value-added products. One of these value-added products is transportation fuels; producing...