Biomedical Engineering Department faculty research demonstrates the medical engineering expertise needed to innovatively solve complex problems in biology and medicine, contributing to understanding of physiology, advancements in biotechnology, and the enhancement of health care.
The Biomedical Engineering Department was formerly called Biomedical and General Engineering Department.
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Submissions from 2008
A Novel Method for Characterization of Peripheral Nerve Fiber Size Distributions by Group Delay, Robert B. Szlavik
A Novel Method for Characterization of Peripheral Nerve Fiber Size Distributions by Group Delay Measurements and Simulated Annealing Optimization, Robert B. Szlavik and Galen E. Turner, III
Fatigue testing of three peristernal median sternotomy closure techniques, Cameron Wangsgard, David J. Cohen, and Lanny V. Griffin
Submissions from 2007
Volume Effects on Fatigue Life of Equine Cortical Bone, R. F. Bigley, J. C. Gibeling, S. M. Stover, S. J. Hazelwood, D. P. Fyhrie, and R. B. Martin
Assessment of Blood Vessel Mimics with Optical Coherence Tomography, Garret T. Bonnema, Kristen O'Halloran Cardinal, James B. McNally, Stuart K. Williams, and Jennifer K. Barton
The Use of Hinged External Fixation to Provide Additional Stabilization for Fractures of the Distal Humerus, Christopher R. Deuel, Philip Wolinsky, Eric Shepherd, and Scott Hazelwood
Biomaterials screening experiment using sessile drop contact angles, Lanny Griffin
Biomedical engineering simulation using Visual BASIC macros in Micrsoft Excel, Lanny Griffin and Robert Crockett
Elastic modulus of bone using ultrasonic testing, Lanny Griffin and Victor Yu
Biomechanics of the Rabbit Knee and Ankle: Muscle, Ligament, and Joint Contact Force Predictions, Dustin M. Grover, Andrew A. Chen, and Scott J. Hazelwood
Simulated Effects of Marathon Training on Bone Density, Remodeling, and Microdamage Accumulation of the Femur, Scott J. Hazelwood and Alesha B. Castillo
Quantitative Regional Associations Between Remodeling, Modeling, and Osteocyte Apoptosis and Density in Rabbit Tibial Midshafts, Nicole L. Hedgecock, Tamer Hadi, Andrew A. Chen, Shane B. Curtiss, R. Bruce Martin, and Scott J. Hazelwood
Biomedical Engineering Virtual Circuit Simulation Laboratories, Robert B. Szlavik
Submissions from 2006
Osteon interfacial strength and histomorphometry of equine cortical bone, Robert F. Bigley, Lanny V. Griffin, Lisa Christensen, and Ryan Vandenbosch
Osteonal Effects on Elastic Modulus and Fatigue Life in Equine Bone, V. A. Gibson, S. M. Stover, J. C. Gibeling, S. J. Hazelwood, and R. B. Martin
Recombinant Human BMP-7 Effectively Prevents Non-Union in Both Young and Old Rats, David J. Hak, Takeshi Makino, Takahiro Niikura, Scott J. Hazelwood, Shane Curtiss, and A. Hari Reddi
Effect of Low Molecular Weight Heparin on Fracture Healing in a Stabilized Rat Femur Fracture Model, David J. Hak, Rena L. Stewart, and Scott J. Hazelwood
Two in Vivo Surgical Approaches for Lumbar Corpectomy Using Allograft and a Metallic Implant: A Controlled Clinical and Biomechanical Study, Philbert Huang, Munish C. Gupta, Nesrin Sarigul-Klijn, and Scott Hazelwood
The Effect of Plate Rotation on the Stiffness of Femoral LISS: A Mechanical Study, Afshin Khalafi, Shane Curtiss, Scott Hazelwood, and Philip Wolinsky
Predictions on Preserving Bone Mass in Knee Arthroplasty With Bisphosphonates, Jeffry S. Nyman, Juan J. Rodrigo, Scott J. Hazelwood, Oscar C. Yeh, and R. Bruce Martin
Neural-Electronic Inhibition Simulated with a Neuron Model Implemented in SPICE, Robert B. Szlavik, Abuhanif K. Bhuiyan, Anthony Carver, and Frank Jenkins
COSMM: An undergraduate laboratory for engineering and manufacturing complex, organic shapes using nature as a template, Daniel Walsh, Lanny Griffin, and Robert Crockett
Submissions from 2005
Coronal Fractures of the Distal Femoral Condyle: A Biomechanical Evaluation of Four Internal Fixation Constructs, David J. Hak, James Nguyen, Shane Curtiss, and Scott Hazelwood
Prevention of Atrophic Nonunion Development by Recombinant Human Bone Morphogenetic Protein-7, Takeshi Makino, David J. Hak, Scott Hazelwood, Shane Curtiss, and A. Hari Reddi