Search Results - "Leduc, R"
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Tumor-on-a-chip for integrating a 3D tumor microenvironment: chemical and mechanical factors
Published in Lab on a chip (03-03-2020)“…Tumor progression, including metastasis, is significantly influenced by factors in the tumor microenvironment (TME) such as mechanical force, shear stress,…”
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Characterization of neural mechanotransduction response in human traumatic brain injury organoid model
Published in Scientific reports (19-08-2023)“…The ability to model physiological systems through 3D neural in-vitro systems may enable new treatments for various diseases while lowering the need for…”
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Inflammation in Areas of Tubular Atrophy in Kidney Allograft Biopsies: A Potent Predictor of Allograft Failure
Published in American journal of transplantation (01-09-2010)“…The Banff scoring schema provides a common ground to analyze kidney transplant biopsies. Interstitial inflammation (i) and tubulitis (t) in areas of viable…”
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Author Correction: Characterization of neural mechanotransduction response in human traumatic brain injury organoid model
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Microbial electricity generation via microfluidic flow control
Published in Biotechnology and bioengineering (01-09-2011)“…Next generation battery technology is rapidly evolving to meet the demand for higher power densities and smaller footprints through novel catalysts and battery…”
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Fabrication of circular microfluidic channels by combining mechanical micromilling and soft lithography
Published in Lab on a chip (01-01-2011)“…The fabrication of microfluidic channels with complex three-dimensional (3D) geometries presents a major challenge to the field of microfluidics, because…”
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Toward Vasculature in Skeletal Muscle-on-a-Chip through Thermo-Responsive Sacrificial Templates
Published in Micromachines (Basel) (30-09-2020)“…Developing new approaches for vascularizing synthetic tissue systems will have a tremendous impact in diverse areas. One area where this is particularly…”
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Novel Tools in Determining the Physiological Demands and Nutritional Practices of Ontario FireRangers during Fire Deployments
Published in PloS one (20-01-2017)“…The seasonal profession of wildland fire fighting in Canada requires individuals to work in harsh environmental conditions that are physically demanding. The…”
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Proteoforms in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells as Novel Rejection Biomarkers in Liver Transplant Recipients
Published in American journal of transplantation (01-09-2017)“…Biomarker profiles of acute rejection in liver transplant recipients could enhance the diagnosis and management of recipients. Our aim was to identify…”
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Lower Calcineurin Inhibitor Doses in Older Compared to Younger Kidney Transplant Recipients Yield Similar Troughs
Published in American journal of transplantation (01-12-2012)“…The number of older adults undergoing kidney transplantation has increased, yet little is known about calcineurin inhibitor (CNI) metabolism in this group. We…”
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Probing coordinated co-culture cancer related motility through differential micro-compartmentalized elastic substrates
Published in Scientific reports (28-10-2020)“…Cell development and behavior are driven by internal genetic programming, but the external microenvironment is increasingly recognized as a significant factor…”
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Geometric effects in microfluidics on heterogeneous cell stress using an Eulerian-Lagrangian approach
Published in Lab on a chip (07-02-2016)“…The response of individual cells at the micro-scale in cell mechanics is important in understanding how they are affected by changing environments. To control…”
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Investigating Circular Dorsal Ruffles through Varying Substrate Stiffness and Mathematical Modeling
Published in Biophysical journal (02-11-2011)“…Circular dorsal ruffles (CDRs) are transient actin-rich ringlike structures that form on the dorsal surface of growth-factor stimulated cells. However, the…”
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Feeding ecology of eastern North Pacific killer whales Orcinus orca from fatty acid, stable isotope, and organochlorine analyses of blubber biopsies
Published in Marine ecology. Progress series (Halstenbek) (01-01-2005)“…Blubber biopsy samples from eastern North Pacific killer whales Orcinus orca were analyzed for fatty acids, carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes and…”
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Understanding sensory nerve mechanotransduction through localized elastomeric matrix control
Published in PloS one (28-01-2009)“…While neural systems are known to respond to chemical and electrical stimulation, the effect of mechanics on these highly sensitive cells is still not well…”
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Signaling switch of the urotensin II vasosactive peptide GPCR: prototypic chemotaxic mechanism in glioma
Published in Oncogene (24-09-2015)“…Multiform glioblastomas (GBM) are the most frequent and aggressive primary brain tumors in adults. The poor prognosis is due to neo-angiogenesis and cellular…”
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Mechanochemical actuators of embryonic epithelial contractility
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (07-10-2014)“…Spatiotemporal regulation of cell contractility coordinates cell shape change to construct tissue architecture and ultimately directs the morphology and…”
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Defining the role of syndecan-4 in mechanotransduction using surface-modification approaches
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (29-12-2009)“…The ability of cells to respond to external mechanical stimulation is a complex and robust process involving a diversity of molecular interactions. Although…”
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Towards an in vivo biologically inspired nanofactory
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Genetic variation in blue whales in the eastern pacific: implication for taxonomy and use of common wintering grounds
Published in Molecular ecology (01-02-2017)“…Many aspects of blue whale biology are poorly understood. Some of the gaps in our knowledge, such as those regarding their basic taxonomy and seasonal…”
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