Comparing Pericyte and Fibroblast Growth in Engineered Vascular Models

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Mentors Project Description This project focuses on identifying the proliferation differences between pericytes and fibroblasts in co-culture with endothelial cells. The primary objective is to evaluate how different culturing methods, such as encapsulating stromal cells in bulk collagen gels versus layering them with endothelial cells on top of the gels, influence cell proliferation rates and […]

Engineering 3D Cardiac Muscle Rings (RET)

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Mentors Project Description 3D engineered cardiac tissues are effective models for drug testing, disease modeling, understanding cardiac biomechanics, and biorobotics. However, building durable 3D standalone tissues and manipulating them for use in different assays are challenging due to insufficient or permanent anchoring. This project aims to propose an alternative anchoring strategy based on generating for […]