Cellular strain assessment tool (CSAT): Precision-controlled cyclic uniaxial tensile loading

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 178-182

  Yung, Yu Ching ^a,b   Vandenburgh, Herman ^c   Mooney, David J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

2D strain; 3D strain; Cyclic tensile strain; Endothelial cells; Fibrin gel; Mechanical; Migration; PDMS; Strain gradient

Indexed keywords

2D STRAIN; 3D STRAIN; CYCLIC TENSILE STRAIN; FIBRIN GEL; MECHANICAL; MIGRATION; PDMS; STRAIN GRADIENT;

ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESES; CELL CULTURE; COLLOIDS; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; GELATION; GELS; INTERFACES (COMPUTER); MICROCHANNELS; SELF ASSEMBLY; SILICONES; SYNCHROTRONS; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

TENSILE STRAIN;

DIMETICONE;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL STRESS; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MECHANICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; UMBILICAL VEIN;

CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL MOVEMENT; CELLS, CULTURED; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRESS, MECHANICAL; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SURFACE PROPERTIES; UMBILICAL VEINS;

EID: 58149308281     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2008.10.038     Document Type: Article

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