Date of Award
January 2016
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
Biomedical Engineering
First Advisor
Sherry L Voytik-Harbin
Committee Member 1
Kinam Park
Committee Member 2
Bumsoo Han
Committee Member 3
Mervin Yoder
Abstract
One of the biggest challenges in tissue engineering currently is the formation of a functional microvascular network as part of an engineered tissue graft. Despite many advances in tissue engineering methods, the field still awaits biograft designs that enable neovascularization at clinically relevant size scales. Critical to the design of such materials are tissue-specific physico-mechanical properties and controlled local therapeutic molecular release.
Recommended Citation
Joshi, Rucha, "DESIGNER COLLAGEN-FIBRIL BIOGRAFT MATERIALS FOR TUNABLE MOLECULAR DELIVERY" (2016). Open Access Dissertations. 1218.
https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/open_access_dissertations/1218