Micropatterned Fibrin Hydrogels for Increased Cardiomyocyte Alignment

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the US, which can result in blockage of a coronary artery, triggering a myocardial infarction (MI). After a MI, hypoxic ventricular myocardial tissue dies, resulting in the deposition of non-contractile scar tissue and remodeling of the ventric...

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Main Author: English, Elizabeth J
Other Authors: George D. Pins, Advisor
Format: Others
Published: Digital WPI 2019
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Online Access:https://digitalcommons.wpi.edu/etd-theses/1347
https://digitalcommons.wpi.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2368&context=etd-theses