Concise yet comprehensive, the Biomedical Technology and Devices Handbook illuminates
the equipment, devices, and techniques used in modern medicine to diagnose, treat, and …

It has been suggested that increasing levels of shear stress could modify endothelial
permeability. This might be critical in venous grafting and in the pathogenesis of certain …

Endothelial cells (ECs) that reside on the surface of blood vessels are constantly exposed to
mechanical stimulation, including shear stress. Fluid shear stress (FSS) controls multiple …

The cardiovascular system is constantly exposed to mechanical forces, which play a pivotal
role in determining its structure and function [1, 2]. In the blood vessel, anatomical …

Atherosclerotic plaques preferentially localize to areas of the vasculature with complex
laminar or oscillatory blood flow. Prior data implicate matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) in …

Cell-to-cell-junctions of endothelial cells are specialized and differentiated areas of the
plasma membrane. The main functions include the separation of the intravascular and …

Objectives. The objective of this study was to show elevations in septal shear stress in
response to morphologic abnormalities that have been associated with discrete subaortic …

Cerebral vascular system can be divided into two categories: the macrovessels and
microvessels. The microvessels consist of arterioles, capillaries and venules. There are …

Endothelial cells (ECs) lining blood vessels are exposed to mechanical forces, such as
shear stress. These forces control many aspects of EC biology, including vascular tone, cell …

Our previous experiments indicated that GTPases, other than RhoA, are important for the
maintenance of endothelial barrier integrity in both intact microvessels of rats and mice and …