Biophysical Regulation of Vascular Differentiation and Assembly

1. The Emergence of Blood and Blood Vessels in the Embryo and Its Relevance to Postnatal Biology and Disease
Tiffany M. Sills, Karen K. Hirschi

2. Molecular Control of Vascular Tube Morphogenesis and Stabilization: Regulation by Extracellular Matrix, Matrix Metalloproteinases, and Endothelial Cell–Pericyte Interactions
George E. Davis, Amber N. Stratman, Anastasia Sacharidou

3. Scaffolding for Three-Dimensional Embryonic Vasculogenesis
Thomas P. Kraehenbuehl, Sezin Aday, Lino S. Ferreira

4. Intra- and Extracellular Microrheology of Endothelial Cells in a 3D Matrix
Stephanie I. Fraley, Christopher M. Hale, Ryan J. Bloom, Alfredo Celedon, Jerry S. H. Lee, Denis Wirtz

5. Biophysical Properties of Scaffolds Modulate Human Blood Vessel Formation from Circulating Endothelial Colony-Forming Cells
Paul J. Critser, Mervin C. Yoder

6. Physiological and Therapeutic Vascular Remodeling Mediated by Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1
Kakali Sarkar, Gregg L. Semenza

7. Hypoxia and Matrix Manipulation for Vascular Engineering
Hasan E. Abaci, Donny Hanjaya-Putra, Sharon Gerecht

8. Microenvironmental Regulation of Tumor Angiogenesis: Biological and Engineering Considerations
David W. Infanger, Siddharth P. Pathi, Claudia Fischbach

9. Microbioreactors for Stem Cell Research
Donald O. Freytes, Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic

10. Effects of Hemodynamic Forces on the Vascular Differentiation of Stem Cells: Implications for Vascular Graft Engineering
Rokhaya Diop, Song Li

Avainsanat: Physics, Biophysics and Biological Physics, Biomedical Engineering, Stem Cells