Fabrication and characterisation of a 3-layer aorta-on-a-chip

Endothelial cells, EC, are the cell type closest to the blood stream in vessel walls. These cells can affect the origin of atherosclerosis, plaques clogging the vessels. The behaviour of EC is affected by neighbouring smooth muscle cells and shear stress from the blood flow. The aim with this thesis...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Svensson, Karolina
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Uppsala universitet, Mikrosystemteknik 2017
Subjects:
COC
Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-325955