Microfluidics in vascular biology research: a critical review for engineers, biologists, and clinicians

G Simitian, M Virumbrales-Muñoz… - Lab on a Chip, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Neovascularization, the formation of new blood vessels, has received much research
attention due to its implications for physiological processes and diseases. Most studies …

The biophysics and mechanics of blood from a materials perspective

Y Qiu, DR Myers, WA Lam - Nature Reviews Materials, 2019 - nature.com
Cells actively interact with their microenvironment, constantly sensing and modulating
biochemical and biophysical signals. Blood comprises a variety of non-adherent cells that …

Hypothermal opto-thermophoretic tweezers

PS Kollipara, X Li, J Li, Z Chen, H Ding, Y Kim… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Optical tweezers have profound importance across fields ranging from manufacturing to
biotechnology. However, the requirement of refractive index contrast and high laser power …

iCLOTS: open-source, artificial intelligence-enabled software for analyses of blood cells in microfluidic and microscopy-based assays

ME Fay, O Oshinowo, E Iffrig, KS Fibben… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
While microscopy-based cellular assays, including microfluidics, have significantly
advanced over the last several decades, there has not been concurrent development of …

Vascularized microfluidics and their untapped potential for discovery in diseases of the microvasculature

DR Myers, WA Lam - Annual review of biomedical engineering, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Microengineering advances have enabled the development of perfusable, endothelialized
models of the microvasculature that recapitulate the unique biological and biophysical …

Microfluidic electrical impedance assessment of red blood cell-mediated microvascular occlusion

Y Man, D Maji, R An, SP Ahuja, JA Little, MA Suster… - Lab on a Chip, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Alterations in the deformability of red blood cells (RBCs), occurring in hemolytic blood
disorders such as sickle cell disease (SCD), contribute to vaso-occlusion and disease …

Lactated Ringer vs normal saline solution during sickle cell vaso-occlusive episodes

AK Alwang, AC Law, ES Klings, RT Cohen… - JAMA internal …, 2024 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Sickle cell disease (SCD), a clinically heterogenous genetic hemoglobinopathy,
is characterized by painful vaso-occlusive episodes (VOEs) that can require hospitalization …

Vascularized microfluidics and the blood–endothelium interface

CA Hesh, Y Qiu, WA Lam - Micromachines, 2019 - mdpi.com
The microvasculature is the primary conduit through which the human body transmits
oxygen, nutrients, and other biological information to its peripheral tissues. It does this …

[HTML][HTML] Perioperative management of sickle cell disease

KO Adjepong, F Otegbeye… - Mediterranean journal of …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Over 30 million people worldwide have sickle cell disease (SCD). Emergent and non-
emergent surgical procedures in SCD have been associated with relatively increased risks …

Fluid overload due to intravenous fluid therapy for vaso‐occlusive crisis in sickle cell disease: incidence and risk factors

AE Gaartman, AK Sayedi, JJ Gerritsma… - British journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Intravenous fluid therapy (IV‐FT) is routinely used in the treatment of vaso‐occlusive crises
(VOCs), as dehydration possibly promotes and sustains erythrocyte sickling. Patients with …