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. 2021 Oct 11;144(2):020801. doi: 10.1115/1.4051765

Fig. 1.

Representative images of endothelial cell morphology under static and laminar flow conditions. Immunofluorescent images are stained for microtubules and nuclei. (a) Endothelial cells under 24 h of static culture exhibit a nonaligned, cobblestone morphology. (b) Endothelial cells exposed to 24 h of 12.5 dynes/cm2 unidirectional laminar wall shear stress exhibit an aligned and elongated morphology. The flow study [14] was performed in a PPFC with dimensions of 7.62 cm × 2.54 cm × 250 μm. Fluid viscosity was 1 cP. Flow direction is horizontal. Scale bars indicate 50 μm.

Representative images of endothelial cell morphology under static and laminar flow conditions. Immunofluorescent images are stained for microtubules and nuclei. (a) Endothelial cells under 24 h of static culture exhibit a nonaligned, cobblestone morphology. (b) Endothelial cells exposed to 24 h of 12.5 dynes/cm2 unidirectional laminar wall shear stress exhibit an aligned and elongated morphology. The flow study [14] was performed in a PPFC with dimensions of 7.62 cm × 2.54 cm × 250 μm. Fluid viscosity was 1 cP. Flow direction is horizontal. Scale bars indicate 50 μm.