Kenneth A. Solen

Professor 
Chemical Engineering Department 
350 CB 

Brigham Young University 
Provo, UT 84602

 E_mail: ken_solen@byu.edu

phone: (801) 422-6237
fax: (801) 422-0151

Research

Dr. Solen is interested in increasing the compatibility of artificial organs with blood. He has developed several tools for assessing the reactions of blood to man-made materials and devices, and he and his students are working to understand the surface and flow characteristics that activate those reactions. Clicking on the "Research" link will provide more details.

Dr. Solen is also interested in educational strategies in chemical engineering and has co-authored (along with Professor John Harb) the first-year course and textbook providing an Introduction to Chemical Engineering for first-year college students.

Students

Recent Publications

Alston SM, Solen KA, Sukavaneshvar S, Mohammad SF. “In-vivo efficacy of a new autologous fibrin sealant,” J. Surgical Research 146: 143-148 (2008).

Parker JT, Beutler DS, Sukavaneshvar S, Jacobs N, Solen KA, Mohammad SF. “Mitigation of coagulation by removing clotting factors. Part 1: In-vitro feasibility study.” ASAIO Journal 53: 415-420 (2007).

Sukavaneshvar S, Parker JT, Beutler DS, Burns G, Solen KA, Mohammad SF, “Mitigation of coagulation by removing clotting factors. Part 2: Heparin-free extracorporeal circulation in a porcine model.” ASAIO Journal 53: 421-427 (2007).

Alston SM, Solen KA, Broderick AH, S. Sukavaneshvar S, Mohammad SF, “A New Method to Prepare Autologous Fibrin Glue on Demand” Translational Research 149: 187-195 (2007).

Meola S, Sukavaneshvar S, Burns G, Solen K, Mohammad S “Mitigation of Device-Associated Thrombosis and Thromboembolism using Combinations of Heparin and Tirofiban” Journal of Extracorporeal Technology 38(3): 230-234 (2006).

 

Hall MW, Hopkins RO, Long JW, Mohammad SF, and Solen KA, “Hypothermia-Induced Platelet Aggregation and Cognitive Decline in Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: A Pilot Study” Perfusion. 20: 157-167 (2005).

Goodman PD, Barlow ET, Crapo PM, Mohammad SF, and Solen KA, “Computational Model of Device-Induced Thrombosis and Thromboembolism,” Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 33(6):780-797 (2005).

 

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