Nanoscale Rgd Peptide Organization and Substrate Elastic Modulus Regulates Stem Cell and Preosteoblast Proliferation
Susan Hsiong1, Paolo Carampin2, Hyun Joon Kong2 and David J. Mooney2, (1)Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, (2)Division of Engineering and Applied Science, Harvard University, 40 Oxford Street 415, Cambridge, MA 02138 |
Cell-Matrix Interactions: Quantifying Cell Migratory and Contractile Behavior in a Series of Characterized Collagen-Gag Scaffolds
Brendan A. Harley1, Hyung-Do Kim2, Muhammad H. Zaman2, Ioannis V. Yannas3 and Lorna J. Gibson4, (1)Children's Hospital, Karp Family Research Building, 10th Floor, Room 10217, 1 Blackfan Circle, Boston, MA 02115, (2)Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139, (3)Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139, (4)Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139 |
Engineering the Alginate Matrix Regulates Tissue Development and Growth of Ovarian Follicles
Erin R. West, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Rd., Tech E136, Evanston, IL 60208, Teresa K. Woodruff, Neurobiology and Physiology, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Rd., Tech E136, Evanston, IL 60208 and Lonnie D. Shea, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Tech E136, Evanston, IL 60208 |
Extracellular Matrix Chemistry and Mechanics Cooperatively Regulate Smooth Muscle Cells
Shelly R. Peyton1, Christopher B. Raub2, Vic P. Keschrumrus2 and Andrew J. Putnam3, (1)Dept. of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science; University of California-Irvine, 916 Engineering Tower, Irvine, CA 92697, (2)Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Irvine, Natural Sciences II, Room 3120, Irvine, CA 92697-2715, (3)Biomedical Engineering and Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of California, Irvine, Natural Sciences II, Room 3120, Irvine, CA 92697-2715 |
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Effects of Long Term Cyclic Strain on Fibrin Based Cylindrical Tissue Constructs
Zeeshan Syedain and Robert T. Tranquillo, Chemical Engineering, University of Minnesota, 412 Washington Ave SE, Mail box 142, Minneapolis, MN 55455 |
Eliminating Oxygen Supply Limitations for Transplanted Microencapsulated Islets in the Treatment of Type I Diabetes
Amy S. Lewis1, Esther O'Sullivan2, Robert J. Fisher1, Abdulkadir Omer2, Gordon C. Weir2 and Clark K. Colton1, (1)Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, (2)Section on Islet Transplantation and Cell Biology, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, One Joslin Place, Boston, MA 02215 |
Monitoring Dissolved Oxygen Concentrations in Tissue Engineered Substitutes
Jeffrey D. Gross, Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Tech and Emory University, 315 Ferst Drive, Atlanta, GA 30332, Robert Long Jr., Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, Ioannis Constantinidis, Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610 and Athanassios Sambanis, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 311 Ferst Drive, Atlanta, GA 30332-0100 |
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