Social Media Marketing Strategies at BioRegional

BioRegional is a non-governmental organization (NGO) that promotes environmental sustainability through its One Planet Living campaign. Like many environmental groups, BioRegional has a limited social networking presence. The goal of this project was to help BioRegional develop an effective means to use social networking to engage the global community with One Planet Living. The project team developed a Facebook page as the primary vehicle for BioRegional's social networking activities and recommended a strategy to guide the development and expansion of these activities in the future

Design of a Fibrin Microthread Bundling Device

Fibrin microthreads are a biological material being used for targeted cell delivery, but exhibit variance in their mechanical properties. A mechanical microthread bundling device was designed to produce consistent and reproducible bundles. The mechanical properties, cell seedability, and twist consistency of prototype bundles were compared to hand-made samples. Hand-made samples were calculated to have a YS, UTS, and E of 0.390 ± 0.190, 1.066 ± 0.678, and 0.405 ± 0.168 MPa, respectively. Prototype produced bundles had a YS, UTS, and E of 0.196 ± 0.050, 0.537 ± 0.181, and 0.269 ± 0.158 MPa respectively. Prototype bundles were found to have an average of 1.65 ± 0.5 twists per cm. Average values and standard deviations for bundle mechanics were found to be lower for prototype bundles