Multi-imaging method to assay the contractile mechanical output of micropatterned human iPSC-derived cardiac myocytes

AJS Ribeiro, O Schwab, MA Mandegar, YS Ang… - Circulation …, 2017 - Am Heart Assoc
Rationale: During each beat, cardiac myocytes (CMs) generate the mechanical output
necessary for heart function through contractile mechanisms that involve shortening of …

Aligned human cardiac syncytium for in vitro analysis of electrical, structural, and mechanical readouts

BN Napiwocki, D Lang, A Stempien… - Biotechnology and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Human pluripotent stem cell‐derived cardiomyocytes (hPSC‐CMs) have emerged as an
exciting new tool for cardiac research and can serve as a preclinical platform for drug …

Two-dimensional culture systems to enable mechanics-based assays for stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes

J Notbohm, BN Napiwocki, WJ de Lange… - Experimental …, 2019 - Springer
Well-controlled 2D cell culture systems advance basic investigations in cell biology and
provide innovative platforms for drug development, toxicity testing, and diagnostic assays …

Influence of Remodeled ECM and Co-culture with iPSC-Derived Cardiac Fibroblasts on the Mechanical Function of Micropatterned iPSC-Derived Cardiomyocytes

A Stempien, M Josvai, J Notbohm, J Zhang… - Cardiovascular …, 2024 - Springer
Introduction In native heart tissue, functions of cardiac fibroblasts (CFs) include synthesis,
remodeling, and degradation of the extracellular matrix (ECM) as well as secreting factors …

Two-dimensional culture systems to investigate mechanical interactions of the cell

BN Napiwocki, A Stempien, J Notbohm… - Mechanics of Biological …, 2018 - Springer
Creation of well-controlled two dimensional cell culture systems continues to be important
for the advancement of basic cell biology investigations as well as innovative platforms for …

[BOOK][B] Tissue-engineered Micropatterned Platform to Mature Human PSC-derived Cardiomyocyte

BN Napiwocki - 2019 - search.proquest.com
Human pluripotent stem cell–derived cardiomyocytes (hPSC-CMs) have emerged as
exciting new tools in the field of cardiac research that possess immense therapeutic …