Heparin-Functionalized Peg Hydrogels Direct Three-Dimensional Human Mesenchymal Stem Cell Osteogenic Differentiation
Danielle S.W. Benoit1, Andrew R. Durney1 and Kristi S. Anseth2, (1)Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado, ECCH 111 Campus Box 424, Boulder, CO 80309, (2)Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, ECCH 128, Campus Box 424, Boulder, CO 80309-0424 |
Highly Tunable Synthetic Hydrogels for Neural Stem Cell Control
Krishanu Saha, Univ. of California-Berkeley, 201 Gilman Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720, Kevin E. Healy, Univ. of California-Berkeley, Depts. of Bioengineering and Materials Science, 370 Hearst Memorial Mining Building, Berkeley, CA 94720 and David V. Schaffer, Chemical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 201 Gilman Hall, Berkeley, CA 94707 |
Three Dimensional Primary Hepatocyte Coculture in Synthetic Self-Assembling Hydrogel for Bioartificial Liver
Sihong Wang, Deepak Nagrath, Pohun C. Chen, Francois Berthiaume and Martin L. Yarmush, Massachusetts General Hospital/Shriners Burn Hospital/Harvard Medical School, 51 Blossom Street, Boston, MA 02114 |
Effect of Hepatocytes on Differentiation of Endothelial Cells in in Vitro Micropattern Co-Culture
Girish Kumar, Carlos Co and Chia-Chi Ho, Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Cincinnati, 401 Rhodes hall, Unversity of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221 |
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Improving the Biocompatibility of Expanded Polytetrafluoroethylene Vascular Graft Via a Novel Biodegradable Elastomer
Jian Yang1, Delara Motlagh1, Josephine B. Allen1, Antonio R. Webb1, Melina Kibbe2, Oliver Aalami2, Muneera Kapadia2, Timothy J. Carroll1 and Guillermo A. Ameer1, (1)Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, E310, Evanston, IL 60208, (2)Division of Vascular Surgery,Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, E310, Evanston, IL 60208 |
Cellular Encapsulation and Therapeutic Protein Secretion in Mtg-Gels
Chong Wing Yung, Center for Biosystems Reseach, University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute, 6143 Plant Science Bldg, College Park, MD 20742, Timothy Barbari, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742-2111 and William E. Bentley, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Maryland, 5115 Plant Sciences Building, College Park, MD 20742 |
Initiator System for Encapsulation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Analysis of Osteoblastic Differentiation for Orbital Bone Repair
Martha W. Betz1, Parth C. Modi2, John F. Caccamese3, Domenick P. Coletti3, John J. Sauk4 and John P. Fisher5, (1)Bioengineering Graduate Program, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, (2)Biological Resources Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, (3)Oral Maxillo Surgery, University of Maryland Dental School, Baltimore, MD 21201, (4)SOD Division of Pathology, University of Maryland, Dental School, Baltimore, MD 21201, (5)Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742 |
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