Microfabricated tools for functional assessment of developing cardiomyocytes
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- Cardiomyocytes cultured from stem cells offer potential for use in regenerative tissue grafts, however the difficulty in manipulating and culturing these cells necessitates novel tools for both stimulating their development and assessing their mechanical and electrical function. Herein I introduce the tools for performing biomechanical investigations of cells and describe the challenges in working with cardiomyocytes and the development of two microfabricated sensors for quantifying the electricomechanical properties of immature cardiomyocytes throughout their development.
Description
| Type of resource | text |
|---|---|
| Form | electronic; electronic resource; remote |
| Extent | 1 online resource. |
| Publication date | 2013 |
| Issuance | monographic |
| Language | English |
Creators/Contributors
| Associated with | Taylor, Rebecca Elizabeth |
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| Associated with | Stanford University, Department of Mechanical Engineering. |
| Primary advisor | Kuhl, Ellen, 1971- |
| Primary advisor | Pruitt, Beth |
| Thesis advisor | Kuhl, Ellen, 1971- |
| Thesis advisor | Pruitt, Beth |
| Thesis advisor | Wu, Joseph Ching-Ming, 1971- |
| Advisor | Wu, Joseph Ching-Ming, 1971- |
Subjects
| Genre | Theses |
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Bibliographic information
| Statement of responsibility | Rebecca Elizabeth Taylor. |
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| Note | Submitted to the Department of Mechanical Engineering. |
| Thesis | Thesis (Ph.D.)--Stanford University, 2013. |
| Location | electronic resource |
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- Copyright
- © 2013 by Rebecca Elizabeth Taylor
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