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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