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INVESTIGATING THE ROLE OF APOPTOSIS IN CALCIFICATION OF THE AORTIC VALVULAR INTERSTITIAL CELLS

Creator:: Jebeli, Mahvash
Advisor:: Billiar, Kristen
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-12-15
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit (Department):: Biomedical Engineering

A Cell Spheroid Model of Calcific Aortic Valve Disease: The Role of Apoptosis and Oxidative Stress

Creator:: Coutts, Colin
Advisor:: Billiar, Kristen
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-05-21
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit (Department):: Biomedical Engineering

Advanced Imaging in Neuro-Interventional Surgery

Creator:: King, Robert M.
Advisor:: Billiar, Kristen and Gounis, Matthew
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-05-06
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit (Department):: Biomedical Engineering

Mechanical Regulation of Cell Death

Creator:: Goldblatt, Zachary
Advisor:: Billiar, Kristen
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2020-11-02
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit (Department):: Biomedical Engineering

Progress Towards a Higher Throughput Uniaxial Stretch Platform with Tunable Stiffness for Mechanobiology Experiments

Creator:: Sutter, Leo B.
Advisor:: Billiar, Kristen
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2020-08-10
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit (Department):: Biomedical Engineering

Mechanical Regulation of Apoptosis and Calcification within Valvular Interstitial Cells

Keyword:: calcification, apoptosis, calcific aortic valve disease, aortic valvular interstial cells, and traction force microscopy
Creator:: Cirka, Heather Ann
Advisor:: Billiar, Kristen
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2016-04-28
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit (Department):: Biomedical Engineering

Regulating Valvular Interstitial Cell Phenotype by Boundary Stiffness

Keyword:: myofibroblast, valvular interstitiat cells, residual tension, TGF-β, 3, stiffness, cell-generated force, tension reduction, Heart valves, fibrin gel, and contraction
Creator:: Kural, Mehmet Hamdi
Advisor:: Billiar, Kristen
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2014-06-01
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit (Department):: Biomedical Engineering

Cell sensing on strain-stiffening substrates is not fully explained by the nonlinear mechanical property

Keyword:: effective stiffness, Non-linear , extracellular matrix, Fibroblasts, mechanosensing, linear, strain-stiffening, and cell spreading
Creator:: Rudnicki, Mathilda Sophia
Advisor:: Billiar, Kristen
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2012-04-17
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit (Department):: Biomedical Engineering

Mechanical Activation Of Valvular Interstitial Cell Phenotype

Keyword:: stretch, VICs, stiffness, myofibroblast, and transforming growth factor beta
Creator:: Quinlan, Angela
Advisor:: Billiar, Kristen
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2012-08-20
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit (Department):: Biomedical Engineering

Comparison of Alternative Rigid Sternal Fixation Techniques

Keyword:: Osteoporosis, malunion, Sternum, and Rigid Fixation
Creator:: Dieselman, John Conrad
Advisor:: Billiar, Kristen
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2012-01-12
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit (Department):: Biomedical Engineering

In vivo characterization of respiratory forces on the sternal midline following median sternotomy

Keyword:: fixation, forces, device evaluation, and Sternum
Creator:: Pai, Shruti
Advisor:: Billiar, Kristen
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2005-08-30
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit (Department):: Biomedical Engineering

Biaxial stretch effects on fibroblast-mediated remodeling of fibrin gel equivalents

Keyword:: mechanobiology, matrix remodeling, fibroblast, and cyclic stretch
Creator:: Balestrini, Jenna Leigh
Advisor:: Billiar, Kristen
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2009-08-14
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit (Department):: Biomedical Engineering

A Comparative Analysis of the Biomechanics and Biochemistry of Cell-Derived and Cell-Remodeled Matrices: Implications for Wound Healing and Regenerative Medicine

Keyword:: strength, fibrin gel, glycosaminoglycans, tissue growth, Regenerative medicine, wound-healing model, tissue formation, human, proteoglycans, biomechanical characterization, UTS, biochemical characterization, fibroblast-populated, growth factors, cell-derived matrix, mechanics, Fibroblasts, collagen, serum-free, extensibility, total protein content, tension, chemically-defined medium, thickness, cell-remodeled matrix, tissue regeneration, collagen gel, and failure strain
Creator:: Ahlfors, Jan-Eric Wilhelm
Advisor:: Billiar, Kristen
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2004-05-03
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit (Department):: Biomedical Engineering

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INVESTIGATING THE ROLE OF APOPTOSIS IN CALCIFICATION OF THE AORTIC VALVULAR INTERSTITIAL CELLS

A Cell Spheroid Model of Calcific Aortic Valve Disease: The Role of Apoptosis and Oxidative Stress

Advanced Imaging in Neuro-Interventional Surgery

Mechanical Regulation of Cell Death

Progress Towards a Higher Throughput Uniaxial Stretch Platform with Tunable Stiffness for Mechanobiology Experiments

Mechanical Regulation of Apoptosis and Calcification within Valvular Interstitial Cells

Regulating Valvular Interstitial Cell Phenotype by Boundary Stiffness

Cell sensing on strain-stiffening substrates is not fully explained by the nonlinear mechanical property

Mechanical Activation Of Valvular Interstitial Cell Phenotype

Comparison of Alternative Rigid Sternal Fixation Techniques

In vivo characterization of respiratory forces on the sternal midline following median sternotomy

Biaxial stretch effects on fibroblast-mediated remodeling of fibrin gel equivalents

A Comparative Analysis of the Biomechanics and Biochemistry of Cell-Derived and Cell-Remodeled Matrices: Implications for Wound Healing and Regenerative Medicine

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