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Cell permeabilization using a non-thermal plasma by Leduc, M, Guay, D, Leask, R L, Coulombe, S

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Engineering Vascularized Islet Macroencapsulation Devices: An in vitro Platform to Study Oxygen Transport in Perfused Immobilized Pancreatic Beta Cell Cultures by S A, Fernandez, K S, Champion, L, Danielczak, M, Gasparrini, S, Paraskevas, R L, Leask, C A, Hoesli

“…Islet encapsulation devices serve to deliver pancreatic beta cells to type 1 diabetic patients without the need for chronic immunosuppression. However,…”
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The effect of aortic wall and aortic leaflet stiffening on coronary hemodynamic: a fluid–structure interaction study by Nobari, S., Mongrain, R., Leask, R., Cartier, R.

“…Pathologies of the aortic valve such as aortic sclerosis are thought to impact coronary blood flow. Recent clinical investigations have observed simultaneous…”
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The Presence of a High Peak Feature Within Low-Average Shear Stimuli Induces Quiescence in Venous Endothelial Cells by Franzoni, M., O’Connor, D. T., Marcar, L., Power, D., Moloney, M. A., Kavanagh, E. G., Leask, R. L., Nolan, J., Kiely, P. A., Walsh, M. T.

“…Wall shear stress (WSS) is an important stimulus in vascular remodelling and vascular lesion development. The current methods to assess and predict the risk…”
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The role of the glycocalyx in leukocyte adhesion to the endothelium by McDonald, K, Cooper, S, Leask, R

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OBTAINING THE BIOMECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF ASCENDING AORTIC ANEURYSM BY USING NOVEL SPECKLE TRACKING ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY by Alreshidan, M, Lachapelle, K, Leask, R

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PATIENT SPECIFIC SURGICAL SIMULATION OF THE ASCENDING THORACIC AORTA by Garcia, J, Yang, Z, Lachapelle, K, Mongrain, R, Leask, R

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In vitro comparison of Günther Tulip and Celect filters. Testing filtering efficiency and pressure drop by Nicolas, M, Malvé, M, Peña, E, Martínez, M.A, Leask, R

“…Abstract In this study, the trapping ability of the Günther Tulip and Celect inferior vena cava filters was evaluated. Thrombus capture rates of the filters…”
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PHYSICAL PATIENT SPECIFIC SIMULATION FOR ASCENDING AORTIC ANEURYSMS SURGERY PRE-PROCEDURAL TRAINING by Garcia, J, Yang, Z, Lachapelle, K, Mongrain, R, Leask, R

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THE DIRECTIONAL DEPENDENCY OF ASCENDING AORTA BIOMECHANICS DISAPPEARS WITH SEVERE MEDIAL DEGENERATION by Chung, J, Lachapelle, K, Cartier, R, Mongrain, R, Leask, R

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Miniature atmospheric pressure glow discharge torch (APGD-t) for local biomedical applications by Coulombe, S., Léveillé, V., Yonson, S., Leask, R. L.

“…The operating parameters of a miniature atmospheric pressure glow discharge torch (APGD- ) are optimized for the production of excited atomic oxygen, and the…”
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The effect of application of the FAMACHA© system on selected production parameters in sheep by Leask, R., van Wyk, J.A., Thompson, P.N., Bath, G.F.

“…Much research has gone into developing a sustainable management tool for haemonchosis, namely the FAMACHA© system, which has been validated by numerous studies…”
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The effect of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids on the inflammatory response of the amnion by Frew, L, Sugiarto, N.U, Rajagopal, S.P, He, J, Leask, R, Norman, J.E, Riley, S.C, Stock, S.J

“…Abstract Objective To investigate the effect of omega-3 PUFAs, eicosapentanoic acid (EPA) and docosohexanoic acid (DHA) on inflammatory cytokine production in…”
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Therapeutic Vascular Compliance Change May Cause Significant Variation in Coronary Perfusion : A Numerical Study by Nobari, S., Mongrain, R., Gaillard, E., Leask, R., Cartier, R.

“…In some pathological conditions like aortic stiffening and calcific aortic stenosis (CAS), the microstructure of the aortic root and the aortic valve leaflets…”
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BIOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF PATIENT-SPECIFIC AORTAS AND PULMONARY ARTERIES ACCORDING TO AORTIC VALVE PHENOTYPE: RELEVANCE TO THE ROSS PROCEDURE by Dionne, P, Wener, E, Leask, R, Mongrain, R, Cartier, R, Poirier, N, El-Hamamsy, I

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Congenital reflex myoclonus in two Merino cross lambs in South Africa by Blignaut, D. J. C., Holm, D. E., Leask, R., Stander, N., Steyl, J. C. A.

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Effect of ascorbic acid on health and morphology of bovine preantral follicles during long-term culture by Thomas, FH, Leask, R, Srsen, V, Riley, SC, Spears, N, Telfer, EE

“…During ovarian folliculogenesis, ascorbic acid may be involved in collagen biosynthesis, steroidogenesis and apoptosis. The aims of this study were to…”
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Secretion of tissue inhibitors of matrix metalloproteinases by human fetal membranes, decidua and placenta at parturition by Riley, SC, Leask, R, Denison, FC, Wisely, K, Calder, AA, Howe, DC

“…At parturition, breakdown of extracellular matrix in the fetal membranes may play a part in the rupture of the membranes and in the aetiology of premature…”
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Intimal Thickness Is not Associated With Wall Shear Stress Patterns in the Human Right Coronary Artery by Joshi, Anil K, Leask, Richard L, Myers, Jerry G, Ojha, Matadial, Butany, Jagdish, Ethier, C Ross

“…OBJECTIVE—Low wall shear stress has been implicated in atherogenesis throughout the arterial tree, including the right coronary artery (RCA). The objective of…”
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Involvement of matrix metalloproteinases 2 and 9, tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases and apoptosis in tissue remodelling in the sheep placenta by RILEY, S. C, WEBB, C. J, LEASK, R, MCCAIG, F. M, HOWE, D. C

“…Placental growth and development is crucial for successful pregnancy. The aim of this study was to characterize the activity and localization of the matrix…”
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