; ; ; "ActiveFedora::Aggregation::ListSource" . a , ; "A Method for Determining the Effect of Stiffness and Stretch on Cell Phenotype"; "depositor@wpi.edu"; "University of Massachusetts Medical School"; "Pins, George D", "Billiar, Kristen"; "Rao, Maria Pratap", "Conforte, Molly", "Youssef, Jacquelyn"; "In order to elucidate the interrelated effects of mechanical stimuli on cell phenotype in vitro, we developed a method for culturing cells at various levels of substrate stiffness and equibiaxial stretch. Polydimethylsiloxane was polymerized on flexible silicone membranes at different ratios of elastomer base to crosslinker to modulate stiffness. The membranes were stretched using a vacuum-driven system. Image analysis verified the uniformity of the strain field applied to the cells. Microscopic analysis of stretched and static samples demonstrated cell viability."; "Worcester Polytechnic Institute"; "2006-04-26"; "2006"; "2020-01-17T07:40:13.154030752-05:00"^^; "E-project-042606-160138"; ; "2021-02-01T15:28:52.287025663-05:00"^^; "Major Qualifying Project"; "Biomedical Engineering", "Mechanical Engineering"; ; ; "http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/"; ; ; "This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review."; ; "StudentWork" . ; .