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Capsular Serotyping of Streptococcus pneumoniae by Latex Agglutination
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Latex agglutination testing is a simple, rapid and inexpensive method for serotyping Streptococcus pneumoniae, and has also been widely applied in diagnostic microbiology. This manuscript describes the in-house production of latex agglutination reagents, quality control procedures and the application of this technique to pneumococcal serotyping.
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Monitoring the Wall Mechanics During Stent Deployment in a Vessel
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2012
Stent-induced arterial strain distributions are characterized using an optical surface strain measurement system. This visualization technique is used to gain insights into the impact of stent implantation on the host vessel.
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Intravascular Perfusion of Carbon Black Ink Allows Reliable Visualization of Cerebral Vessels
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Analysis of rodent cerebrovascular anatomy plays an important role in experimental stroke research. In this context, intravascular perfusion with colored latex has been considered as a standard tool for several years. However, this technique implies distinct technical limitations, which undermine its reproducibility. Here, we describe a simple method to visualize cerebral vessels in a reproducible manner. Injection of a mixture of two commercially available carbon black inks through the left...
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Stability of Floating Vessels
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2023
Source: Alexander S Rattner and Kevin Rao Li Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA The objective of this experiment is to demonstrate the phenomenon of stability of floating vessels - the ability to self-right when rolled over to the side by some external force. Careful design of hull shapes and internal mass distribution enables seagoing vessels to be stable with low drafts (submerged depth of hull), improving vessel...
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Generation and Grafting of Tissue-engineered Vessels in a Mouse Model
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2015
Here, we present a protocol to generate tissue engineered vessel grafts that are functional for grafting into mice by double seeding partially induced pluripotent stem cell (PiPSC) - derived smooth muscle cells and PiPSC - derived endothelial cells on a decellularized vessel scaffold bioreactor.
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Fluid introduced into the latex chamber creates internal pressure against the deformable wall. That pressure drives radial expansion, while the resulting wall strain provides a physical response that can be compared with pressure and flow conditions. This interaction lets researchers study compliance, meaning how readily the vessel model changes size as pressure varies, within a controlled experimental setting.
Geometry and material properties are the primary adjustable features highlighted for these models. Changing them alters how the chamber deforms under fluid pressure and therefore affects the observed relationships among pressure, flow, compliance, and wall strain. This tunability helps researchers design experiments around particular fluid-structure interaction concepts rather than treating vessel behavior as fixed.
A synthetic model provides an accessible and controlled platform for experiments that would otherwise depend solely on biological tissue. Its deformable latex wall and adjustable geometry or material properties support repeatable examination of mechanical behavior. This makes the approach useful for method testing, experimental validation, and teaching, while still representing important pressure-driven deformation features of blood vessels.
A typical experiment drives fluid through the latex chamber and observes the resulting vessel response. Researchers can examine how internal pressure relates to flow, radial expansion, compliance, and wall strain. Depending on the study, the model can then serve as a test platform for imaging methods, flow sensors, or vascular devices, connecting controlled inputs with measurable deformation outcomes.
The controlled deformation and fluid conditions provide a test environment for evaluating imaging methods and flow sensors. Researchers can compare instrument observations with the imposed or resulting relationships among pressure, flow, and vessel expansion. Because the model avoids dependence on biological tissue for every trial, it can support experimental validation before methods are considered in more complex vascular settings.
In bioengineering, the model connects mechanical principles with practical cardiovascular experimentation. It supports testing of vascular devices, investigation of fluid-structure interaction, experimental validation, and education. Its tunable construction also contributes to the development of more realistic vascular phantoms, helping researchers refine laboratory representations of vessel behavior for cardiovascular research without using biological tissue as the only platform.