Physical and biochemical forces convert platelets in human blood in vivo from the quiescent state as freely moving, discoid, singlets to aggregates adhering to subendothelial surfaces and secreting a wide variety of bioactive ...

To provide a fundamental understanding of the structure/function relationship of cells and tissues, engineers have had to bridge the two worlds of engineering and of molecular and cell biology. Through this multidisciplinary ...

Endothelial cells line all of the vessels of the circulatory system, providing a non-thrombogenic conduit and form the principal barrier to the transport of substances between the blood and the surrounding tissue. The ...