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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"micropattern"”.
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Investigation of ACE-overexpression in Myeloid Cell Lines through Whole-Proteome Analysis
… in phagocytosis was explored. Using elastomeric micropattern contraction as a proxy for phagocytic uptake, ACE C- and N-domain inhibition both led to significant reduction in micropattern contraction in comparison to uninhibited control THP-1 macrophages. ACE +/+ THP-1 macrophages showed enhanced …
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Three-Dimensional Biomimetic Patterning to Guide Cellular Migration and Organization
… in custom-designed, three-dimensional (3D) micropatterns. This technique, known as two-photon laser scanning lithography (TP-LSL), was shown in this thesis to possess the capability to micropattern multiple different biomolecules at modular concentrations into a single hydrogel …
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Enhanced Laminar Convective Heat Transfer using Microstructured Superhydrophobic Surfaces
… fluid must be considered. One such example is a micropatterned, superhydrophobic surface, which has been shown to enable slip resulting in a decrease in drag and pressure loss for both laminar and turbulent flow. The hydrodynamic effects of these surfaces have been studied in depth, but the …
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Computational modeling-guided printing of proangiogenic hydrogel for vascular patterning
… of proangiogenic growth factors in a pre-defined micropattern would allow us to control growth direction of new blood vessels and further examine their impacts on pre-existing blood vessels. To examine this hypothesis, I printed multiple poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate (PEGDA) hydrogel strips …
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Stick-slip behavior of liquid droplets on pillar-arrayed PDMS surfaces
How the roughness of a solid impacts its wettability has been of long time interest. When a droplet moves on a rough surface, it usually undergoes a stick-slip motion. However, this phenomenon lacks a proper explanation with micro-level details and analysis. . In this study, a series of experiments …
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Materials and Nanostructured Coatings for Soft Tissue Regeneration
… a silicone mask, in order to create a linear RGD micropattern. Analogous laminin and fibronectin patterns revealed promising from literature data in promoting mesenchymal stem cell differentiation and cardiomyocyte spatial organization. Spectroscopic analysis, increase in surface wettability and …
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Solid-liquid interactions in microscale structures and devices
… structures, and droplet wetting of hydrophobic micropatterned surfaces. The phenomenon of self-assembly of complex structures is common in biological systems. Examples include self-assembly of proteins into macromolecular structures and self-assembly of lipid bilayer membranes. The principles …