Table 1.

Compositions and Properties of Various Cell Carriers

	Cell carriera	Ca2+: G-subunit	η [cP]b	Plateau G′ [Pa]	Pressure drop [kPa]c	Sample size (n)d
Newtonian fluid	PBS	–	1.005	–	178.65±12.16	25
	Glycerol (% wt/vol)
	10	–	7.53±0.41	–	169.78±37.25	6
	35	–	9.19±0.19	–	198.93±15.20	18
	40	–	10.34±0.44	–	203.99±41.12	18
Viscoelastic fluid	1% wt/vol Alginate (kDa)
	75	0	9.30±0.14	–	191.32±12.62	10
	147	0	18.39±0.46	–	197.66±17.81	4
	200	0	20.64±1.39	–	259.74±49.59	10
Viscoelastic gel	75	0.5:4	9.51±0.02	0.33±0.22	215.40±24.35	6
	147	0.5:4	18.48±0.20	0.58±0.31	305.36±36.41	6
	200	0.5:4	19.83±0.81	2.96±2.19	406.72±19.66	6
	75	1:4	11.82±1.03	29.57±0.99	292.69±15.43	15
	147	1:4	24.90±0.80	47.02±2.42	405.45±35.64	12
	200	1:4	32.17±0.37	58.14±4.55	642.39±49.93	12

^aAll solutes were dissolved in PBS.

^bViscosity values were obtained at shear rate of 17,240 s⁻¹.

^cSample size for pressure drops was n=5 for each experiment.

^dSample size was specific to HUVEC ejection experiments.

HUVEC, human umbilical vein endothelial cells; PBS, phosphate-buffered saline.