Endothelial cells (ECs) are permanently exposed to the blood flow and the resulting shear
stress, its magnitude varying with the EC site in the blood stream. Along with other …

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 …

In vivo, endothelial cells (EC) are constantly exposed to the haemodynamic forces (HF) of
pressure, wall shear stress and hoop stress. The main aim of this study was to design, create …

Endothelial cells are constantly exposed to blood flow and the resulting frictional force, the
wall shear stress, varies in magnitude and direction with time, depending on vasculature …

Shear stress is extremely important for endothelial cell (EC) function. The popularity of 6-well
plates on orbital shakers to impose shear stress on ECs has increased among biologists …

Endothelial cells (ECs) lining blood vessel walls respond to shear stress, a fluid mechanical
force generated by flowing blood, and the EC responses play an important role in the …

In the present study, we report the construction of a parallel plate flow chamber for studying
the effects of shear stress in endothelial cells. This flow chamber is inexpensive and simple …

Over the past 20 yr, great strides have been made toward understanding the role of fluid
hemodynamic forces in the vascular wall homeostasis at the molecular level. In vivo studies …

Shear stress imposed on the arterial wall by the flow of blood affects endothelial cell
morphology and function. Low magnitude, oscillatory and multidirectional shear stresses …

Abstract Effects of hemodynamic shear stress on endothelial cells have been extensively
investigated using the “swirling well” method, in which cells are cultured in dishes or …