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Dissertation Topics for 2005

Below is a listing of Dissertation Topics approved for new students entering in the 2005-2006 academic year. An abstract of each topic and information for contacting the sponsoring faculty advisor is available by clicking on the project title. Additional details of the project may be available by directly contacting the advisor. It is expected that applicants interested in a particular Dissertation Topic as a first choice will apply to the Graduate Program or Graduate Programs identified in the abstract section.

Project ID/Title:05-19. Encapsulated of Pancreatic Islet Cells: Analysis of BioSensor and BioDelivery Functions

Project ID/Title:05-18. Polymer Membranes for Controlled Drug Release from Muscle Implanted Fiber-based Biomedical Devices

Project ID/Title:05-17. Designing Synthetic Protein Networks from the Bottom Up: Mimicking Natural Biomembranes

Project ID/Title:05-16. Production of Membranes for Biomedical Use through the High-Pressure Crystallization of Propylene–Ethylene Copolymers

Project ID/Title:05-15. Using Biomembranes to Develop Biocomposite Soft Tissue–Bone Interfaces

Project ID/Title:05-12. Smart Membrane for High Value Separations

Project ID/Title:05-10. Grand Canonical Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Ion Permeation through Membrane Channels

Project ID/Title:05-09. Fibrinogen-Coated Liposomes as Vaccine Adjuvant

Project ID/Title:05-08. High Pressure Studies of the Structure and Function of Molecules and Membranes

Project ID/Title:05-07. A Novel Route to Liquid-Core Capsules via a Free-Radical Analogy to the Nylon Rope Trick

Project ID/Title:05-06. The Transport of Ammonia through Biological Channels

Project ID/Title:05-05. Theoretical Studies of Protein Adsorption

Project ID/Title:05-3. A Novel Method to Synthesize Membranes Based on Self-Assembly

Project ID/Title:05-01. Development of Glucose Biosensors using Carbon Nanotube Arrays

Project ID/Title:05-13. Optimizing the Epidermal Barrier Properties of Cultured Skin Substitutes