Van Vliet Laboratory for Material Chemomechanics http://vvgroup.scripts.mit.edu/WP Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:29:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Why The Dish Makes A Difference: Quantitative Comparison of Polystyrene Culture Surfaces http://vvgroup.scripts.mit.edu/WP/?p=1350 http://vvgroup.scripts.mit.edu/WP/?p=1350#comments Fri, 01 Mar 2013 16:02:07 +0000 vvgroup http://vvgroup.scripts.mit.edu/WP/?p=1350

Adam S. Zeiger, Benjamin Hinton, Krystyn J. Van Vliet, Why the dish makes a difference: Quantitative comparison of polystyrene culture surfaces, Acta Biomaterialia, Available online 27 February 2013, ISSN 1742-7061, 10.1016/j.actbio.2013.02.035.
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1742706113001050)
Keywords: AFM; Tissue culture polystyrene; Surface characterization; Cell proliferation; Surface topography; Stem cells

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Kuksenok, O., Dayal, P., Bhattacharya, A., Yashin, V.V., Deb, D., Chen, I.C., Van Vliet, K.J., and Balazs, A.C., “Chemo-responsive, self-oscillating gels that undergo biomimetic communication,” Chem. Soc. Rev., 2013, DOI: 10.1039/C3CS35497K. Full Text PDF.

]]> http://vvgroup.scripts.mit.edu/WP/?feed=rss2&p=1319 0 Congrats Alex Long! http://vvgroup.scripts.mit.edu/WP/?p=1261 http://vvgroup.scripts.mit.edu/WP/?p=1261#comments Thu, 29 Nov 2012 15:50:10 +0000 vvgroup http://vvgroup.scripts.mit.edu/WP/?p=1261 Congrats to formerVan Vliet lab REU student Alex Long for tying for first place for the McKnight Prize in Biophysics/Computational Biology from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center on November 4, 2012!

]]> http://vvgroup.scripts.mit.edu/WP/?feed=rss2&p=1261 0 Thermodynamics of Water Confined in Porous Calcium-Silicate-Hydrates http://vvgroup.scripts.mit.edu/WP/?p=1277 http://vvgroup.scripts.mit.edu/WP/?p=1277#comments Thu, 29 Nov 2012 15:40:40 +0000 vvgroup http://vvgroup.scripts.mit.edu/WP/?p=1277

P. A. Bonnaud; Q. Ji;  B. Coasne; R. J.-M. Pellenq; K. J. Van Vliet, “Thermodynamics of Water Confined in Porous Calcium-Silicate-Hydrates”, Langmuir, 2012, 28, 11422-11432. Full Text PDF

]]> http://vvgroup.scripts.mit.edu/WP/?feed=rss2&p=1277 0 Congratulations Dr. Kalcioglu!! http://vvgroup.scripts.mit.edu/WP/?p=1246 http://vvgroup.scripts.mit.edu/WP/?p=1246#comments Thu, 29 Nov 2012 15:37:49 +0000 vvgroup http://vvgroup.scripts.mit.edu/WP/?p=1246 Congrats to our newest PhD, Dr. Ilke Kalcioglu!

]]> http://vvgroup.scripts.mit.edu/WP/?feed=rss2&p=1246 0 Directional cell migration in an extracellular pH gradient http://vvgroup.scripts.mit.edu/WP/?p=1234 http://vvgroup.scripts.mit.edu/WP/?p=1234#comments Wed, 21 Nov 2012 02:22:08 +0000 vvgroup http://vvgroup.scripts.mit.edu/WP/?p=1234 Paradise, R.K., Whitfield, M.J., Lauffenburger, D.A., and Van Vliet, K.J., “Directional cell migration in an extracellular pH gradient: A model study with an engineered cell line and primary microvascular endothelial cells”, Experimental Cell Research, 2012 (in press).

]]> http://vvgroup.scripts.mit.edu/WP/?feed=rss2&p=1234 0 Mechanical Environment Modulates Biological Properties of Oligodendrocyte Progenitor Cells http://vvgroup.scripts.mit.edu/WP/?p=1215 http://vvgroup.scripts.mit.edu/WP/?p=1215#comments Thu, 08 Nov 2012 00:47:05 +0000 vvgroup http://vvgroup.scripts.mit.edu/WP/?p=1215

A. Jagielska, A. Norman, G. Whyte, R. M. F. Franklin, J. Guck, K.J. Van Vliet, “Mechanical environment modulates biological properties of oligodendrocyte progenitor cells.”, 2012, Stem Cells and Development, doi 10.1089/scd.2012.0189.
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Figure. Influence of gel stiffness on OPC differentiation. (a–c) OPCs (oligondrocyte precursor cells) and OLs (adult oligodendrocytes) were labeled against A2B5 and O4 protein markers and the morphology was assessed using fluorescence microscopy. Morphology was categorized as (a) simple, (b) complex, and (c) membranous; scale bars 25 um. (d) The percentage of cells in the 3 categories grown on PAAm gels and on glass. (e) Cell area quantified from the fluorescence images and (f) percentage of MBP-expressing cells as a function of substratum stiffness. Error bars are SEM; *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01,***P < 0.001.

]]> http://vvgroup.scripts.mit.edu/WP/?feed=rss2&p=1215 0 Macromolecular crowding directs extracellular matrix organization and mesenchymal stem cell behavior http://vvgroup.scripts.mit.edu/WP/?p=1151 http://vvgroup.scripts.mit.edu/WP/?p=1151#comments Thu, 24 May 2012 09:23:11 +0000 vvgroup http://vvgroup.scripts.mit.edu/WP/?p=1151

MIT NEWS

Zeiger AS, Loe FC, Li R, Raghunath M, Van Vliet KJ (2012) Macromolecular Crowding Directs Extracellular Matrix Organization and Mesenchymal Stem
Cell Behavior. PLoS ONE 7(5): e37904. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0037904. Full Text PDF

]]> http://vvgroup.scripts.mit.edu/WP/?feed=rss2&p=1151 0 Congratulations Diana Mojahed!!! http://vvgroup.scripts.mit.edu/WP/?p=1162 http://vvgroup.scripts.mit.edu/WP/?p=1162#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 22:27:41 +0000 vvgroup http://vvgroup.scripts.mit.edu/WP/?p=1162

Congrats to high school Van Vliet lab alumnus, Diana Mojahed, for winning First Place at the Massachusetts States Science & Engineering Fair held at MIT on May 4-5, 2012. Her project, “Identifying a Natural Alternative to Conventional Sunscreen” was selected by a panel of five experts in the field of biology for the top prize: the 2012 Infoscitex Foundation $5,000 Award.

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Chen, I.C., Kuksenok, O., Yashin, V.V., Balazs, A.C., Van Vliet, K.J., “Mechanical resuscitation of chemical oscillations in Belousov-Zhabotinsky gels,” Advanced Functional Materials, 2012 (DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201103036). Full Text PDF

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