Microdevice array-based identification of distinct mechanobiological response profiles in layer-specific valve interstitial cells

Control of stem cell fate and function by engineering physical microenvironments

(2012) Kshitiz et al.   Integrative Biology

Microfluidic artificial “vessels” for dynamic mechanical stimulation of mesenchymal stem cells

(2012) Jing Zhou et al.   Integrative Biology

Formation of composite polyacrylamide and silicone substrates for independent control of stiffness and strain

(2012) Chelsey S. Simmons et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Fabrication of a pneumatically-driven tensile stimulator

(2012) Tae Kyung Kim et al.   MICROELECTRONIC ENGINEERING

Image-Predicated Sorting of Adherent Cells Using Photopatterned Hydrogels

(2012) Joseph Kovac et al.   Advanced Healthcare Materials

(Micro)managing the mechanical microenvironment

(2011) Christopher Moraes et al.   Integrative Biology

The elastic properties of valve interstitial cells undergoing pathological differentiation

(2011) Kristine Wyss et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS

Semi-confined compression of microfabricated polymerized biomaterial constructs

(2011) Christopher Moraes et al.   JOURNAL OF MICROMECHANICS AND MICROENGINEERING

Integrated strain array for cellular mechanobiology studies

(2011) C S Simmons et al.   JOURNAL OF MICROMECHANICS AND MICROENGINEERING

Combining Dynamic Stretch and Tunable Stiffness to Probe Cell Mechanobiology In Vitro

(2011) Angela M. Throm Quinlan et al.   PLoS One

Development of a biochip with serially connected pneumatic balloons for cell-stretching culture

(2011) Kazunori Shimizu et al.   SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL

Microfluidic Platforms for Single-Cell Analysis

(2010) Richard N. Zare et al.   Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering

Identification and Characterization of Aortic Valve Mesenchymal Progenitor Cells with Robust Osteogenic Calcification Potential

(2009) Jan-Hung Chen et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY

Microengineered Platforms for Cell Mechanobiology

(2009) Deok-Ho Kim et al.   Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering

Calcification by Valve Interstitial Cells Is Regulated by the Stiffness of the Extracellular Matrix

(2009) Cindy Ying Yin Yip et al.   ARTERIOSCLEROSIS THROMBOSIS AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY

Integrating polyurethane culture substrates into poly(dimethylsiloxane) microdevices

(2009) Christopher Moraes et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Durable, region-specific protein patterning in microfluidic channels

(2009) Lindsey K. Fiddes et al.   BIOMATERIALS

A microfabricated platform for high-throughput unconfined compression of micropatterned biomaterial arrays

(2009) Christopher Moraes et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Biaxial cell stimulation: A mechanical validation

(2009) F.H. Bieler et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS

The myofibroblast: Paradigm for a mechanically active cell

(2009) Boris Hinz   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS

Microfabricated arrays for high-throughput screening of cellular response to cyclic substrate deformation

(2009) Christopher Moraes et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

A photo-modulatable material for probing cellular responses to substrate rigidity

(2009) Margo T. Frey et al.   Soft Matter

Real Time, Non-Invasive Assessment of Leaflet Deformation in Heart Valve Tissue Engineering

(2008) J. Kortsmit et al.   ANNALS OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

Altered Shear Stress Stimulates Upregulation of Endothelial VCAM-1 and ICAM-1 in a BMP-4– and TGF-β1–Dependent Pathway

(2008) Philippe Sucosky et al.   ARTERIOSCLEROSIS THROMBOSIS AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY

Individually programmable cell stretching microwell arrays actuated by a Braille display

(2008) Yoko Kamotani et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Development and evaluation of microdevices for studying anisotropic biaxial cyclic stretch on cells

(2008) Wei Tan et al.   BIOMEDICAL MICRODEVICES

Fibroblast growth factor represses Smad-mediated myofibroblast activation in aortic valvular interstitial cells

(2008) Melinda C. Cushing et al.   FASEB JOURNAL

Regulation of valvular interstitial cell calcification by components of the extracellular matrix

(2008) Karien J. Rodriguez et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH PART A

Controlling cell adhesion on polyurethanes

(2007) T. Joseph Dennes et al.   Soft Matter