A Comparative Study of Collagen Matrix Density Effect on Endothelial Sprout Formation Using Experimental and Computational Approaches

Annals of Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 929-941

  Shamloo, Amir ^a   Mohammadaliha, Negar ^a   Heilshorn, Sarah C ^b   Bauer, Amy L ^c  

^a SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b Stanford University   (United States)

^c LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cellular Potts Model; Endothelial sprout; Matrix density; Microfluidic device; Multi scale model

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VESSELS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLS; COLLAGEN; COMPUTATION THEORY; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; CYTOLOGY; NUMERICAL METHODS; PORE SIZE; POTTS MODEL;

CELLULAR POTTS MODELS; ENDOTHELIAL SPROUT; MATRIX DENSITY; MICRO-FLUIDIC DEVICES; MULTI-SCALE MODELING;

STIFFNESS MATRIX;

COLLAGEN TYPE 1; FIBRONECTIN; COLLAGEN; VASCULOTROPIN A;

ADULT; ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CELL COUNT; CELL MIGRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; COLLAGEN FIBER; COLLAGEN FIBRIL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMAL MICROVASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL CELL; ENDOTHELIAL SPROUT FORMATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX DENSITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYSIS; MIGRATION INHIBITION; MORPHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; TIME LAPSE IMAGING; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECTS; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; PHYSIOLOGY;

CELL COUNT; COLLAGEN; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

EID: 84939233426     PISSN: 00906964     EISSN: 15739686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10439-015-1416-2     Document Type: Article

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