Search Results - "Kamm, D"
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Engineered 3D vascular and neuronal networks in a microfluidic platform
Published in Scientific reports (26-03-2018)“…Neurovascular coupling plays a key role in the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative disorders including motor neuron disease (MND). In vitro models provide an…”
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Impact of the physical microenvironment on tumor progression and metastasis
Published in Current opinion in biotechnology (01-08-2016)“…Graphical abstract…”
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Biology and Models of the Blood-Brain Barrier
Published in Annual review of biomedical engineering (13-07-2021)“…The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is one of the most selective endothelial barriers. An understanding of its cellular, morphological, and biological properties in…”
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Dynamic filopodial forces induce accumulation, damage, and plastic remodeling of 3D extracellular matrices
Published in PLoS computational biology (08-04-2019)“…The mechanical properties of the extracellular matrix (ECM)-a complex, 3D, fibrillar scaffold of cells in physiological environments-modulate cell behavior and…”
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Interstitial flow influences direction of tumor cell migration through competing mechanisms
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (05-07-2011)“…Interstitial flow is the convective transport of fluid through tissue extracellular matrix. This creeping fluid flow has been shown to affect the morphology…”
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Microphysiological 3D model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) from human iPS-derived muscle cells and optogenetic motor neurons
Published in Science advances (01-10-2018)“…Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a progressive neurodegenerative disease involving loss of motor neurons (MNs) and muscle atrophy, still has no effective…”
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Rethinking organoid technology through bioengineering
Published in Nature materials (01-02-2021)“…In recent years considerable progress has been made in the development of faithful procedures for the differentiation of human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs)…”
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Cell contraction induces long-ranged stress stiffening in the extracellular matrix
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (17-04-2018)“…Animal cells in tissues are supported by biopolymer matrices, which typically exhibit highly nonlinear mechanical properties. While the linear elasticity of…”
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Human 3D vascularized organotypic microfluidic assays to study breast cancer cell extravasation
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (06-01-2015)“…Significance The cancer biology seed-and-soil paradigm recognizes the existence of organ-specific patterns of metastasization that drive the spread of selected…”
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On-chip human microvasculature assay for visualization and quantification of tumor cell extravasation dynamics
Published in Nature protocols (01-05-2017)“…This protocol describes how to set up and use an in vitro model of the human microcirculation with the capability to recapitulate discrete steps of early…”
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Noncontact three-dimensional mapping of intracellular hydromechanical properties by Brillouin microscopy
Published in Nature methods (01-12-2015)“…Brillouin microscopy can be used to analyze the mechanical properties of cells in a contact-free fashion. Cells in 2D and 3D environments are accessible to…”
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Optogenetic skeletal muscle-powered adaptive biological machines
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (29-03-2016)“…Complex biological systems sense, process, and respond to their surroundings in real time. The ability of such systems to adapt their behavioral response to…”
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Three-dimensional microfluidic model for tumor cell intravasation and endothelial barrier function
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (21-08-2012)“…Entry of tumor cells into the blood stream is a critical step in cancer metastasis. Although significant progress has been made in visualizing tumor cell…”
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Mechanotransduction of fluid stresses governs 3D cell migration
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (18-02-2014)“…Solid tumors are characterized by high interstitial fluid pressure, which drives fluid efflux from the tumor core. Tumor-associated interstitial flow (IF) at a…”
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Elucidation of the Roles of Tumor Integrin β1 in the Extravasation Stage of the Metastasis Cascade
Published in Cancer research (Chicago, Ill.) (01-05-2016)“…Tumor integrin β1 (ITGB1) contributes to primary tumor growth and metastasis, but its specific roles in extravasation have not yet been clearly elucidated. In…”
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Computational modeling of three-dimensional ECM-rigidity sensing to guide directed cell migration
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (16-01-2018)“…Filopodia have a key role in sensing both chemical and mechanical cues in surrounding extracellular matrix (ECM). However, quantitative understanding is still…”
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Inflamed neutrophils sequestered at entrapped tumor cells via chemotactic confinement promote tumor cell extravasation
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (03-07-2018)“…Systemic inflammation occurring around the course of tumor progression and treatment are often correlatedwith adverse oncological outcomes. As such, it is…”
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A 3D microvascular network model to study the impact of hypoxia on the extravasation potential of breast cell lines
Published in Scientific reports (18-12-2018)“…Hypoxia is a common feature of the tumor microenvironment. Accumulating evidence has demonstrated hypoxia to be an important trigger of tumor cell invasion or…”
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A quantitative microfluidic angiogenesis screen for studying anti-angiogenic therapeutic drugs
Published in Lab on a chip (07-01-2015)“…Anti-angiogenic therapy, which suppresses tumor growth by disrupting oxygen and nutrient supply from blood to the tumor, is now widely accepted as a treatment…”
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The bioprinting roadmap
Published in Biofabrication (01-04-2020)“…This bioprinting roadmap features salient advances in selected applications of the technique and highlights the status of current developments and challenges,…”
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