Essays about: "bioengineering"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the word bioengineering.

  1. 1. Designing a bioreactor to test mechanical properties of decellularized heart valves

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Biomedicinsk teknik

    Author : Viktor Börjesson; Oskar Gögelein; [2023]
    Keywords : Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Aortic valvular disease is a severe ailment that causes great suffering and many deaths worldwide. The exponentially increasing prevalence of the disease has accelerated the demand of a new functioning valve prosthesis. A new approach is to decellularize homograft heart valves, which has demonstrated promising results in clinical trials. READ MORE

  3. 2. Improvement of the substrate layer in a photovoltaic system for neural implants

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Justina Venckute Larsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Bioengineering; Photovoltaic; substrate; neural implant; Parylene C; Bioteknik; solceller; substrat; neurala implantat; Parylen C;

    Abstract : Neural implants have been developed to aid with different neurological disorders. Although there are neural implants that are used to treat patients today, there is still room for improvement in the field. READ MORE

  4. 3. Double-layer vs single-layer cryogels as a dye affinity chromatography column, comparison study

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Kemiska institutionen

    Author : Thi Hoai Thu Trinh; [2022]
    Keywords : dye-affinity chromatography; single-layer cryogels; double-layer cryogels; protein purification; bovine serum albumin; biochemistry; Chemistry;

    Abstract : Dye affinity chromatography is one of the chromatography techniques which uses dye as a ligand for protein purification. In this study, single-layer poly(acrylamide-allyl glycidyl ether) cryogel was prepared, which contains free epoxy groups at sub-zero temperature. READ MORE

  5. 4. 3D printing of alginates into tubular structures resembling human airways

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Biomedicinsk teknik

    Author : Tomasz Syski; [2021]
    Keywords : Tissue Engineering; Bioprinting; FRESH; Bioengineering; Alginate; Bioink; Biomaterial ink; Biomaterial; Airway; Regeneration; Hydrogel; 3D printing.; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Tissue shortage for lung transplantation remains a problem worldwide as lung transplantation is often the only available option with numerous possible complications. Generating lung tissue ex-vivo has been proposed as one way to potentially overcome this shortage. READ MORE

  6. 5. The kinetic characterization of mutated cyanobacterial dual-functioning fructose/sedoheptulose bisphosphate using a malachite green colorimetric assay

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Teknisk mikrobiologi

    Author : Albert Jousif Anis; [2021]
    Keywords : Cyanobacteria; carbon fixation; metabolic engineering; protein engineering; colorimetric enzyme assay; rational design; enzyme kinetics; applied microbiology; Biology and Life Sciences;

    Abstract : The increased human dependence on fossil-based fuels, industrial chemicals, and structural materials has caused a drastic increase in atmospheric CO2 levels during the past 50 years. Consequences of this have been observed in the disruption of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. READ MORE