Development of vessel mimicking microfluidic device for studying mechano-response of endothelial cells

Development of vessel mimicking microfluidic device for studying mechano-response of endothelial cells

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Summary: The objective of this study is to develop a device to mimic a microfluidic system of human arterial blood vessels.The device combines fluid shear stress (FSS) and cyclic stretch (CS), which are resulting from blood flow and blood pressure, respectively.The device can reveal real-time observation of dynamic Neuw Rebel Skinny Eternal Black Jeans morphological change of cells in different flow fields (continuous flow, reciprocating flow and pulsatile flow) and stretch.We observe the effects of FSS and CS on endothelial cells (ECs), including ECs align their cytoskeleton proteins with the fluid flow direction and paxillin 730 sunken lake road redistribution to the cell periphery or the end of stress fibers.

Thus, understanding the morphological and functional changes of endothelial cells on physical stimuli can help us to prevent and improve the treatment of cardiovascular diseases.