Regulating Valvular Interstitial Cell Phenotype by Boundary Stiffness

"A quantitative understanding of the complex interactions between cells, soluble factors, and the biological and mechanical properties of biomaterials is required to guide cell remodeling towards regeneration of healthy tissue rather than fibrocontractive tissue. The goal of this thesis was to...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kural, Mehmet Hamdi
Other Authors: Kristen L. Billiar, Advisor
Format: Others
Published: Digital WPI 2014
Subjects:
3D
Online Access:https://digitalcommons.wpi.edu/etd-dissertations/303
https://digitalcommons.wpi.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1302&context=etd-dissertations