Leukocyte Firm Adhesion in Capillary-Sized, Selectin Coated Micropipettes
Prithu Sundd1, Xiaoyan Zou1, Douglas J. Goetz1 and David F.J. Tees2, (1)Chemical Engineering, Ohio University, Stocker center, Athens, OH 45701, (2)Physics and Astronomy, Ohio University, 251A, Clippinger Labs, Athens, OH 45701 |
Pharmacologically-Induced Changes in Neutrophil Membrane Mechanics Regulate the Psgl-1/P-Selectin Adhesion Lifetime
Kathryn E. Edmondson and Scott L. Diamond, Institute for Medicine and Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, 1150 Vagelos Bldg., 3340 Smith Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19104 |
Micropatterns of P-Selectin Enhance Cell Capture and Rolling
John P. Gentile, Biophysics, University of Rochester, 601 Elmwood Ave, Rochester, NY 14642, Nichola Charles, Biomedical Engineering, University of Rochester, 601 Elmwood Ave, Rochester, NY 14642, Gabor Csucs, Institut f. Biochemie, ETH-Honggerberg, Schafmattstr. 18, Zurich, Switzerland and Michael R. King, University of Rochester, Department of Chemical Engineering, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Box 639, Rochester, NY 14642 |
The Effects of Cytoskeleton Disruption in Membrane Tether Formation and Leukocyte Rolling
Alexander Christov, School of Chemical, Biological, and Materials Engineering, University of Oklahoma, 100 East Boyd, Norman, OK 73019 and David W. Schmidtke, School of Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering, University of Oklahoma, 100 E. Boyd, Room T335, Norman, OK 73019 |
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Early Versus Late Growth S. Aureus Adhesion to Immobilized Platelets
under Physiological Shear Regimes
Niraj P. E. George, UMBC, 900 Hooper Av, Apt # E, Baltimore, MD 21229, Konstantinos Konstantopoulos, Johns Hopkins University, 221 Maryland Hall, 3400 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218 and Julia M. Ross, UMBC, 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250 |
Removal of Adhered Bacteria by Surfactant and Shear
Margot Vigeant1, Sam N. Rothstein2 and Jonathan J. Cacciatore2, (1)Bucknell University, Dana Engineering Building, Lewisburg, PA 17837, (2)Chemical Engineering, Bucknell University, Dana Engineering Building, Lewisburg, PA 17837 |
Dynamic Relationships among Pi 3-Kinase Signaling, Contact Area Spreading, and Cell Polarization Following the Attachment of Fibroblasts to Surfaces
Michael Weiger and Jason Haugh, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7905 |