Pneumatic cell stretching system for cardiac differentiation and culture

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 496-501

  Kreutzer, Joose ^a,b   Ikonen, Liisa ^a,b   Hirvonen, Juha ^a,b   Pekkanen Mattila, Mari ^a,b   Aalto Setälä, Katriina ^a,b,c   Kallio, Pasi ^a,b  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cardiomyocytes; Human embryonic stem cells; Human induced pluripotent stem cells; Mechanical stimulation; PDMS; Stretching

Indexed keywords

CELL GROWTH; COATINGS; MICROCHANNELS; SILICONES; STEM CELLS; STRETCHING;

CARDIOMYOCYTES; HUMAN EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; HUMAN-INDUCED PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; PDMS;

CYTOLOGY;

DIMETICONE; GELATIN; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; BAYSILON; CULTURE MEDIUM;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENERAL MEDICAL DEVICE; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MATERIAL COATING; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; PNEUMATIC CELL STRETCHING SYSTEM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; VACUUM; ANIMAL; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CELL LINE; CELL SURVIVAL; CULTURE MEDIUM; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; CYTOLOGY; DEVICES; DRUG EFFECTS; EVALUATION STUDY; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; STIMULATION; TIME;

ANIMALS; CELL ADHESION; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINE; CELL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CELL SURVIVAL; CULTURE MEDIA; DIMETHYLPOLYSILOXANES; GELATIN; HUMANS; MECHANICAL PHENOMENA; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; MICE; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84897115325     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: 18734030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2013.09.008     Document Type: Article

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