Platelet “first responders” in wound response, cancer, and metastasis

DG Menter, S Kopetz, E Hawk, AK Sood… - Cancer and Metastasis …, 2017 - Springer
Platelets serve as “first responders” during normal wounding and homeostasis. Arising from
bone marrow stem cell lineage megakaryocytes, anucleate platelets can influence …

Of vascular defense, hemostasis, cancer, and platelet biology: an evolutionary perspective

DG Menter, V Afshar-Kharghan, JP Shen… - Cancer and Metastasis …, 2022 - Springer
We have established considerable expertise in studying the role of platelets in cancer
biology. From this expertise, we were keen to recognize the numerous venous-, arterial …

Combined computational modeling and experimental study of the biomechanical mechanisms of platelet-driven contraction of fibrin clots

C Michael, F Pancaldi, S Britton, OV Kim… - Communications …, 2023 - nature.com
While blood clot formation has been relatively well studied, little is known about the
mechanisms underlying the subsequent structural and mechanical clot remodeling called …

Biomechanical activation of blood platelets via adhesion to von Willebrand factor studied with mesoscopic simulations

AV Belyaev, YK Kushchenko - Biomechanics and Modeling in …, 2023 - Springer
Platelet adhesion and activation are essential initial processes of arterial and microvascular
hemostasis, where high hydrodynamic forces from the bloodflow impede coagulation. The …

Supra-annular Valve-in-Valve implantation reduces blood stasis on the transcatheter aortic valve leaflets

K Vahidkhah, AN Azadani - Journal of biomechanics, 2017 - Elsevier
Leaflet thrombosis following transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and Valve-in-
Valve (ViV) procedures has been increasingly recognized. This study aimed to investigate …

Artificial intelligence for accelerating time integrations in multiscale modeling

C Han, P Zhang, D Bluestein, G Cong… - Journal of computational …, 2021 - Elsevier
We developed a novel data-driven Artificial Intelligence-enhanced Adaptive Time Stepping
algorithm (AI-ATS) that can adapt timestep sizes to underlying biophysical dynamics. We …

A multiscale biomechanical model of platelets: Correlating with in-vitro results

P Zhang, L Zhang, MJ Slepian, Y Deng… - Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Using dissipative particle dynamics (DPD) combined with coarse grained molecular
dynamics (CGMD) approaches, we developed a multiscale deformable platelet model to …

Meshfree and particle methods in biomechanics: Prospects and challenges

LW Zhang, AS Ademiloye, KM Liew - Archives of Computational Methods …, 2019 - Springer
The use of meshfree and particle methods in the field of bioengineering and biomechanics
has significantly increased. This may be attributed to their unique abilities to overcome most …

The potential of graphene coatings as neural interfaces

V Lopes, G Moreira, M Bramini, A Capasso - Nanoscale Horizons, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Recent advances in nanotechnology design and fabrication have shaped the landscape for
the development of ideal cell interfaces based on biomaterials. A holistic evaluation of the …

The provocative roles of platelets in liver disease and cancer

P Kanikarla Marie, NW Fowlkes… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Both platelets and the liver play important roles in the processes of coagulation and innate
immunity. Platelet responses at the site of an injury are rapid; their immediate activation and …