Georgia Institute of Technology

Year	Thesis / Dissertation
2015	Allen AB. Modulation of Stem Cell Delivery Strategy by Platelet Lysate Utilization and Cell Aggregation for Enhanced Bone Regeneration [PhD thesis]. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology; August 2015.
2011	Boerckel JD. Mechanical Regulation of Bone Regeneration and Vascular Growth in Vivo [PhD thesis]. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology; August 2011.
2008	Bridges AW. Host Responses to Microgel-Based Biomaterial Interfaces [PhD thesis]. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology; December 2008.
2017	Burnsed OA. Engineering an Improved Cartilage Repair Strategy Combining Cells and ECM-Derived Materials [PhD thesis]. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology; December 2017.
2013	Byers BA. In Vitro and in Vivo Characterization of a Cell Source for Bone Tissue Engineering Applications: Primary Bone Marrow Stromal Cells Overexpressing the Osteoblast-Specific Transcriptional Activator Runx2/Cbfa1 [PhD thesis]. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology; December 2013.
2005	Capadona JR. Surface-Directed Assembly of Fibrillar Extracellular Matrices [PhD thesis]. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology; May 2005.
2005	Case ND. Oscillatory Compressive Loading Effects on Mesenchymal Progenitor Cells Undergoing Chondrogenic Differentiation in Hydrogel Suspension [PhD thesis]. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology; May 2005.
2018	Cermeño EA. Adhesion Signature Based Enrichment of Tumor Initiating Cells [PhD thesis]. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology; August 2018.
2016	Clark AYL. Integrin Specificity as a Novel Strategy for Enhancing Transplanted Stem Cell Survival and Tissue Repair in Vivo [PhD thesis]. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology; May 2016.
2021	Colasurdo M. Development of a 3D Traction Force Microscopy Platform Using PEG-4MAL Hydrogels for the Study of 3D Vinculin Mechanotransduction [PhD thesis]. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology; December 2021.
2007	Coleman R. Development of a Small Animal Model to Study Tissue Engineering Strategies for Growth Plate Defects [PhD thesis]. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology; August 2007.
2007	Connelly JT. Regulatory Mechanisms in the Chondrogenesis of Mesenchymal Progenitors: The Roles of Cyclic Tensile Loading and Cell-Matrix Interactions [PhD thesis]. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology; August 2007.
2010	Coyer SR. Modulation of Cell Adhesion Strengthening by Nanoscale Geometries At the Adhesive Interface [PhD thesis]. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology; October 2010.
2018	Cruz-Acuña R. Synthetic Hydrogels Recapitulate Epithelial Morphogenesis Programs [PhD thesis]. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology; August 2018.
2005	Cullen DK. Traumatically-Induced Degeneration and Reactive Astrogliosis in Three-Dimensional Neural Co-Cultures: Factors Influencing Neural Stem Cell Survival and Integration [PhD thesis]. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology; December 2005.
2009	Deutsch ER. The Use of Stem Cell Synthesized Extracellular Matrix for Bone Repair [Master's thesis]. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology; December 2009.
2013	Dosier CR. Bone Tissue Engineering Utilizing Adult Stem Cells in Biologically Functionalized Hydrogels [PhD thesis]. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology; May 2013.
2011	Dumbauld DW. The Role of Vinculin in the Cell Adhesion Strengthening Process [PhD thesis]. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology; May 2011.
2010	Dupont KM. Human Stem Cell Delivery and Programming for Functional Regeneration of Large Segmental Bone Defects [PhD thesis]. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology; May 2010.
2004	Duty AO. Controlled in Vivo Mechanical Stimulation of Bone Repair Constructs [PhD thesis]. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology; April 2004.
2007	Duvall CL. The Role of Osteopontin in Postnatal Vascular Growth: Functional Effects in Ischemic Limb Collateral Vessel Formation and Long Bone Fracture Healing [PhD thesis]. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology; May 2007.
2013	Enemchukwu NO. Bioartificial Matrices to Modulate Epithelial Morphogenesis [PhD thesis]. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology; December 2013.
2015	Esimai CC. Quantitative Analyses of Cadherin-Based Cell-Cell Adhesive Force [PhD thesis]. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology; August 2015.
2008	Fisher M. Bone Marrow Regeneration Following Tibial Marrow Ablation in Rats is Age Dependent [Master's thesis]. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology; December 2008.
2004	Gallant ND. Analysis of Integrin-Mediated Cell Adhesion Strengthening Using Surfaces Engineered to Control Cell Shape and Focal Adhesion Assembly [PhD thesis]. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology; November 2004.
2018	Garcia J. Hydrogel Engineering for Enhancing Vascularization and Augmenting Immunomodulation of Encapsulated Mesenchymal Stem Cells [PhD thesis]. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology; August 2018.
2002	Geddes DM. Selective Vulnerability of Hippocampal Vs. Cortical Neurons to Mechanically Induced Increases in Plasma Membrane Permeability [PhD thesis]. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology; February 2002.
2006	Gemmiti CV. Effect of Fluid Flow on Tissue-Engineered Cartilage in a Novel Bioreactor [PhD thesis]. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology; December 2006.
2006	Gersbach CA. Runx2-Genetically Engineered Skeletal Myoblasts for Bone Tissue Engineering [PhD thesis]. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology; August 2006.
2014	Gutowski SM. Polymer Coatings to Improve Host Response to Implanted Neural Electrodes [PhD thesis]. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology; August 2014.
2017	Headen D. Microfluidics-Based Microgel Synthesis for Immunoisolation and Immunomodulation in Pancreatic Islet Transplantation [PhD thesis]. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology; May 2017.
2016	Hettiaratchi MH. Heparin Microparticle-Mediated Delivery of BMP-2 and Pluripotent Stem Cell Morphogens for Bone Repair [PhD thesis]. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology; December 2016.
2020	Hogan SR. Utilization of Mass Spectrometric Techniques to Identify Novel Lipid Biomarkers of Traumatic Brain Injury and Other Practical Applications [PhD thesis]. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology; May 2020.
2001	Hunter CJ. Mechanical Stimulation of an in Vitro Articular Cartilage Defect Repair Model [PhD thesis]. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology; October 2001.
2005	Imler SM. In Vitro Modulation of Meniscus Biosynthesis: A Basis for Understanding Cellular Response to Physiologically Relevant Stimuli [PhD thesis]. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology; August 2005.
2007	Irons HR. Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells as an Alternate Donor Cell Source for Transplantation in Tissue-Engineered Constructs After Traumatic Brain Injury [PhD thesis]. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology; August 2007.
2007	Irrechukwu ON. The Role of Matrix Composition and Age in Solute Diffusion Within Articular Cartilage [PhD thesis]. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology; December 2007.
2010	Johnson MR. Delivery of BMP-2 for Bone Tissue Engineering Applications [PhD thesis]. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology; May 2010.
2018	Johnson CT. Lysostaphin-Delivering Hydrogels to Treat Orthopaedic Device Infections [PhD thesis]. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology; May 2018.
2004	Benjamin G. Keselowsky. Engineering Surfaces to Direct Integrin Binding and Signaling to Promote Osteoblast Differentiation [PhD thesis]. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology; May 2004.
2019	Klosterhoff BS. Mechanobiological Regulation of Early Stage Bone Repair [PhD thesis]. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology; August 2019.
2009	Kolambkar YM. Electrospun Nanofiber Meshes for the Functional Repair of Bone Defects [PhD thesis]. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology; December 2009.
1990	Lee E-S. A Large-Strain, Transient Dynamic Analysis of Head Injury Problems by the Finite Element Method [PhD thesis]. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology; October 1990.
2013	Lee T. Triggerable Ligand Presentation Using Caged-RGD [PhD thesis]. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology; December 2013.
2008	Lessing MC. The Acute Cellular and Behavioral Response to Mechanical Neuronal Injury [PhD thesis]. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology; December 2008.
2015	Li MT. Treatment Strategy for Composite Tissue Limb Trauma [PhD thesis]. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology; May 2015.
2020	Mancipe Castro LM. Articular Cartilage- and Synoviocyte-Binding Small Molecule Drug Delivery System for the Intra-Articular Treatment of Osteoarthritis [PhD thesis]. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology; August 2020.
2010	McClain MA. Elastomer-Based Microcable Electrodes for Electrophysiological Applications [PhD thesis]. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology; May 2010.
2006	Michael KE. FAK Modulates Cell Adhesion Strengthening Via Two Distinct Mechanisms: Integrin Binding and Vinculin Localization [PhD thesis]. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology; December 2006.
2005	Mouw JK. Mechanoregulation of Chondrocytes and Chondroprogenitors: The Role of TGF-Β and SMAD Signaling [PhD thesis]. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology; December 2005.
2006	Nagaraja S. Microstructural Stresses and Strains Associated With Trabecular Bone Microdamage [PhD thesis]. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology; December 2006.
2007	Oest ME. Dual Osteogenic and Angiogenic Growth Factor Delivery as a Treatment for Segmental Bone Defects [PhD thesis]. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology; August 2007.
2011	Olivero D. Traumatic Brain Injury Biomarker Discovery Using Mass Spectrometry Imaging of 3D Neural Cultures [Master's thesis]. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology; August 2011.
2011	O'Neal JM. The Effects of Aging and Remodeling on Bone Quality and Microdamage [PhD thesis]. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology; August 2011.
2007	Palmer AW. Investigations of the Composition-Function Relationships in Normal, Degraded, and Engineered Articular Cartilage Using Epic-Microcomputed Tomography [PhD thesis]. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology; May 2007.
2009	Petrie TA. Biomimetic Integrin-Specific Surfaces to Direct Osteoblastic Function and Tissue Healing [PhD thesis]. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology; August 2009.
2011	Phelps EA. Bio-Functionalized Peg-Maleimide Hydrogel for Vascularization of Transplanted Pancreatic Islets [PhD thesis]. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology; December 2011.
2007	Phillips JE. Runx2-Genetically Engineered Dermal Fibroblasts for Orthopaedic Tissue Repair [PhD thesis]. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology; December 2007.
2005	Porter BD. Development and Application of a 3-D Perfusion Bioreactor Cell Culture System for Bone Tissue Engineering [PhD thesis]. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology; December 2005.
2004	Prado GR. Neuronal Plasma Membrane Disruption in Traumatic Brain Injury [PhD thesis]. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology; July 2004.
2015	Priddy LB. Biomaterial Strategies for Improved Bone Healing With Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 Delivery [PhD thesis]. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology; August 2015.
2008	Raynor JE. Surface Modification of Titanium Substrates With Polymer Brushes to Control Cell Adhesion for Bioapplications [PhD thesis]. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology; December 2008.
2006	Reyes CD. Collagen- and Fibronectin-Mimetic Integrin-Specific Surfaces That Promote Osseointegration [PhD thesis]. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology; August 2006.
2001	Rubin MA. Multiscale Characterization of the Ultrastructure of Trabecular Bone in Osteoporotic and Normal Humans and in Two Inbred Strains of Mice [Master's thesis]. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology; 2001.
2015	Salimath AS. Biofunctional Hydrogels for Skeletal Muscle Constructs [PhD thesis]. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology; December 2015.
2013	Shekaran A. Beta 1 Integrins in Bone Formation During Development and Engineering Integrin-Specific Hydrogels for Enhanced Bone Healing [PhD thesis]. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology; May 2013.
2015	Shoemaker JT. Development of an in Vitro Model of Neuroinflammation for Studying Secondary Injury Mechanisms in Traumatic Brain Injury [PhD thesis]. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology; August 2015.
2008	Simon CM. Investigation of Plasma Membrane Compromise and Citicoline-Mediated Repair After Spinal Cord Injury [PhD thesis]. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology; April 2008.
2004	Sitterle VB. Photoactivated Fixation of Cartilage Tissue [PhD thesis]. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology; August 2004.
2007	Stabenfeldt SE. Bioactive Thermoresponsive Hydrogels for Neural Tissue Engineering [PhD thesis]. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology; December 2007.
2006	Tate CC. The Role of Extracellular Matrix Proteins in Traumatic Brain Injury and Cell Transplantation [PhD thesis]. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology; August 2006.
2002	Tate MC. The Development of Extracellular Matrix Based Neural Stem Cell Transplants for Treatment of Traumatic Brain Injury [PhD thesis]. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology; August 2002.
2014	Thote T. Evaluation of Therapeutics Strategies for Osteoarthritis Using Contrast Based CT Imaging Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology; August 2014.
2017	Torstrick FB. Effects of Surface Chemistry and Surface Topography on Polyether-Ether-Ketone Osseointegration [PhD thesis]. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology; December 2017.
2013	Uhrig BA. Tissue Regeneration in Composite Injury Models of Limb Trauma [PhD thesis]. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology; August 2013.
2006	Vanderploeg EJ. Mechanotransduction in Engineered Cartilaginous Tissues: In Vitro Oscillatory Tensile Loading [PhD thesis]. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology; August 2006.
2010	Vernekar VN. Optimization of 3-D Neural Culture and Extracellular Electrophysiology for Studying Injury-Induced Morphological and Functional Changes [PhD thesis]. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology; May 2010.
2010	Wang JL. Effects of Aging and Remodeling on Bone Microdamage Formation [Master's thesis]. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology; December 2010.
2011	Wester B. Development and Characterization of Mechanically Actuated Microtweezers for Use in a Single-Cell Neural Injury Model [PhD thesis]. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology; May 2011.
2015	White DE. Analyzing Multicellular Interactions: A Hybrid Computational and Biological Pattern Recognition Approach [PhD thesis]. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology; May 2015.
2012	Whitmire RE. Self-Assembling Polymeric Nanoparticles for Enhanced Intra-Articular Anti-Inflammatory Protein Delivery [PhD thesis]. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology; May 2012.
2010	Willett NJ. Redox Signaling in an in Vivo Flow Model of Low Magnitude Oscillatory Wall Shear Stress [PhD thesis]. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology; May 2010.
2007	Wilson CG. Mechanisms and Functional Implications of Aggrecan Catabolism in Cartilage and Meniscal Fibrocartilage [PhD thesis]. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology; May 2007.
2009	Wojtowicz AM. Genetically-Engineered Bone Marrow Stromal Cells and Collagen Mimetic Scaffold Modification for Healing Critically-Sized Bone Defects [PhD thesis]. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology; August 2009.
2019	Zhou DW. Force-Signaling Coupling At Single Focal Adhesions [PhD thesis]. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology; May 2019.