Browsing 2010 MU dissertations - Freely available online by Thesis Department "Biological engineering (MU)"
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Applications of the opto-fluidic ring resonator for DNA methylation analysis and microfluidic laser development
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)For several decades, optical ring resonators have played an important role in the field of telecommunications. Within only the past decade however, ring resonators have been applied for the purposes of biological and ... -
Biophysical and photobiological modulations of cellular pathways in Alzheimer's disease
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)The overall goal of this thesis work is to study the effects of biomodulations on Alzheimer's disease (AD) related cellular pathways, using biophysical and photobiological methods, including secretory phospholipase A2, ... -
Development of a biosensor for the detection of Helicobacter hepaticus utilizing multi-functioning immobilization platforms
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)Optical biosensor development is a process involving the careful selection of the material for the immobilization platform, design of the detection mechanism and integration with optical and electronic equipment. The ability ... -
Development of a fluorescence-based protease biosensor using nanoscale platforms
([University of Missouri--Columbia], 2010)The development of a protease biosensor utilizing nanomaterials is presented in this dissertation. Peptide substrates and nanomaterial platforms were investigated to increase the sensitivity and response time for the ... -
Functional study of Kcv potassium channel through manipultion [sic] of individual subunits
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)Potassium channels make up a ubiquitous, physiologically essential class of integral membrane proteins. Many K+ channels contain four identical symmetrically associated subunits. To explore the role of an individual subunit ... -
A modeling approach to ultrasound evaluation of material properties
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)A method for estimating the mechanical properties of a viscoelastic sample from ultrasound measurements was developed. The sample was represented as a mechanical network according to the Kelvin-Voigt model and linear ... -
Molecularly imprinted polymer labeled with quantum dots for detection of nitroaromatic explosives
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)A sensing device for explosive compounds is a fundamental step towards the capability to detect the presence of landmines, improvised explosive devices (IEDs), and other unexploded ordinance. To detect high explosive ... -
Regulation of L-type calcium channel sparklet activity by PKC and C-src
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)Ca2+ sparklets are elementary fluorescence events associated with Ca2+ entry through L-type Ca2+ channels (Cav1.2) channels and are classified as persistent and low activity Ca2+ sparklets. Persistent Ca2+ sparklets are ...