Browsing Theses by Subject "biomaterial"
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Biointerface Topography for Enhanced Nonviral Gene Delivery
(University of Waterloo, 2023-12-11)Substrate-mediated nonviral gene delivery (SMD) represents a burgeoning area of interest in the field of tissue engineering due to its potential to facilitate localized transfection while providing the scaffolding for ... -
Development of an In-Vitro Model to Study the Effect of Shear and Biomaterial on Neutrophil Extracellular Trap Release by Blood Neutrophils and HL-60 Cells
(University of Waterloo, 2023-07-10)Cardiovascular biomaterials are essential for the support of damaged or diseased cardiovascular tissue and structures. Their applications include stents, heart valves, vascular grafts, and pacemakers. The success of these ... -
Graft mechanical compliance in vascular patency
(University of Waterloo, 2022-08-26)With the growing age of average population throughout the world, progress of biomaterials research is important to overcome current limitations. Vascular graft is one of the examples. Currently, synthetic vascular grafts ... -
Production and Characterization of Wheat Gluten Films
(University of Waterloo, 2012-12-17)Biodegradable, edible wheat gluten films offer a renewable alternative to plastic food packaging or can be incorporated directly in the food product. Wheat gluten is a good option because it forms a fibrous network, lending ... -
Selected Experiments with Proteins at Solid-Liquid Interfaces
(University of Waterloo, 2008-12-12)This thesis describes a number of novel experiments contributing to the understanding of protein adsorption from both a fundamental and applied perspective. The first three papers involve the use of the localized surface ...