Thank you for your interest in our project. The following are the persons identified from the team to work on major components/ subprojects:
Cell Culturing: Maintaining Cell Cultures
Bilal Milbes & Madi Kusmanov
Cell Culturing: Media Development and Protocol Development
Bilal Milbes & Madi Kusmanov
Prototype development: Solidworks model, PDMS molding, and fabrication
Lindsey Penner, Jake Risi & Ella Stimson
Determine the dimensions of the PDMS mold for laminar flow
Lindsey Penner, Jake Risi & Ella Stimson
Determine ECM composition and protocol for ECM polymerization (varies mechanical properties)
Lindsey Penner, Jake Risi, Ella Stimson & Madi Kusmanov
Develop protocol for lumen formation using 3 needle system or 2 needle and wire
Lindsey Penner, Jake Risi & Ella Stimson
Design pumping system using Harvard Apparatus Syringe injector/ MasterFlex pump/ gravity feed to pump media and ABS/ blood through the lumen in a closed system
Lindsey Penner & Madi Kusmanov
Determining mechanical parameters of hydrogel vessel/ comparing this to a real vessel (with potential to attempt to tune the composition of the hydrogel to better mimic the mechanical properties of a blood vessel)
Lindsey Penner, Jake Risi, Ella Stimson & Madi Kusmanov