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Gait Rehabilitation Using Biomechanics And Exoskeletons, Jacob Bloom

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

A healthy gait is often taken for granted when walking. However, if a stroke, spinal cord injury (SCI), or traumatic event occurs the ability to walk may be lost. In order to relearn how to walk, gait rehabilitation is required. Including arm swing in gait rehabilitation has been shown to help in this process. This thesis presents two tasks to investigate the mechanics of arm swing and ways to provide assistance to induce arm swing in gait rehabilitation.

The firsts task completed was a study on the effects of forearm movement during gait. Twelve healthy subjects walked under three conditions …

Handling And Manipulation Of Water- And Air- Borne Biological Samples Using Liquid-Infused Surfaces, Daniel P. Regan

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Research on novel materials to handling water- and airborne samples for biological threats analysis is in great demand due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Work conducted on a new field of material science, called liquid-infused surfaces, demonstrate strong potential for the handling and manipulation of biological samples. As a result of the field’s infancy, only a limited number of studies have explored how liquid-infused surfaces can apply droplet manipulation strategies to address real-world problems. Presented in this dissertation are two platforms that leverage liquid-infused surfaces to address the challenges associated with handling water- and airborne biological samples. When dealing with waterborne …