Bioengineering Hyperbook

Department of Bioengineering


An Investigation of the Physical Properties of Gonium

Flagellar motion, phototaxis, colonies, eyespot optics, helical propulsion, protist

Andrew D’Argenio, Breanna D’Ettorre, Lucas Elliott, Joseph Gad

The Metabolism and Movement of Dinoflagellate from a Chemical Perspective

Dinoflagellates, toxins, photosynthesis, bioluminescence, sensing, metabolism

Thalia Azadian, Arda Barlas, Sophia Chen, Simon Girard

Life-Sustaining Processes of the Diatom

Diatoms, life cycles, biomineralization, reproduction, reactive oxygen species, biochemistry

Peter Matthews-Crochetiere, Daniel Ibrahim, Wenan Liao, Cedric Mackay

Investigation into Claw Keratin and Applications within Felines and Venomous Species

Claw, Keratin, Venom/Toxin, Semiochemical, Communication

Liela Andringa, Alan Fu, Alex Jung, Oscar Cruz Hernandez

Chemical Mechanisms of Resonating Devices in Animals for Communication and Information Reception

Resonating Devices/Acoustic Resonance, Communication/Information Conveyance and Reception, Protein Crystallization, Mechanotransduction, Echolocation, Amplification, Composite Biomaterials and Biopolymers

Archinlin Wang, Henry Stephenson, Syphax Ramdani, Zachary Flynn

Hypotheses for the Tooth Eruption Mechanism

Teeth, tooth eruption, embryogenesis, growth modelling, growth mechanisms

Taegan Hallahan, Emma Martin, Marion Vandewynckele-Bossut, Mianchen Wang

The Biomolecular Design of the Eye

Photoreception, Eye anatomy, Lenses, Isomerization, Visual Spectrum

Tuna Gedik, Nassib Hassouna, Mohul Sharma, Michelle Sateen Yazbek