Endothelium plays a fundamental role in the cardiovascular system, forming an interface
between blood and adjacent tissues by regulating the vascular tone through the synthesis of …

Ischemic stroke, a major cause of mortality in the United States, often contributes to
disruption of the blood-brain barrier (BBB). The BBB along with its supportive cells …

Atherosclerosis is characterized by the plaque formation that restricts intraarterial blood flow.
The disturbed blood flow with the associated oscillatory stress (OS) at the arterial curvatures …

Native arteries contain a distinctive intima‐media composed of organized elastin and an
adventitia containing mature collagen fibrils. In contrast, implanted biodegradable small …

Diabetic vascular complications (DVCs), including macro-and micro-angiopathy, account for
a high percentage of mortality in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM). Endothelial …

Cardiovascular diseases lead the mortality and morbidity disease metrics worldwide. A
multitude of chemical base modifications in ribonucleic acids (RNAs) have been linked with …

Factors such as aging, an unhealthy lifestyle with decreased physical activity, snacking, a
standard Western diet, and smoking contribute to raising blood pressure to a dangerous …

Red blood cell (RBC) disorders such as sickle cell disease affect billions worldwide. While
much attention focuses on altered properties of aberrant RBCs and corresponding …

Diabetes has reached worldwide epidemic proportions, and threatens to be a significant
economic burden to both patients and healthcare systems, and an important driver of …

Active microrheology is one of the main methods to determine the mechanical properties of
cells and tissue, and the modelling of these viscoelastic properties is under heavy debate …