The generation of polymer brushes by surface-initiated controlled radical polymerization (SI-
CRP) techniques has become a powerful approach to tailor the chemical and physical …

Red blood cells (RBCs) possess a unique capacity for undergoing cellular deformation to
navigate across various human microcirculation vessels, enabling them to pass through …

This review compiles recent theoretical advances to describe compressive and shear forces
of polymer-brush bilayers, which consist of two opposing brushes in contact. Such model …

Neutrophil recruitment in most tissues is limited to postcapillary venules, where E-and P-
selectins are inducibly expressed by venular endothelial cells. These molecules support …

Abstract Microvasculatures-on-a-chip, ie in vitro models that mimic important features of
microvessel networks, have gained increasing interest in recent years. Such devices have …

Red blood cells flowing through capillaries assume a wide variety of different shapes owing
to their high deformability. Predicting the realized shapes is a complex field as they are …

Blood vessels in living tissues are an organized and hierarchical network of arteries,
arterioles, capillaries, veinules and veins. Their sizes, lengths, shapes and connectivity are …

In order to pass through the microcirculation, red blood cells (RBCs) need to undergo
extensive deformations and to recover the original shape. This extreme deformability is …

Highlights•The endothelial glycocalyx is a gel-like structure that lines the endothelium.•In
advanced age and cardiovascular disease (CVD), the glycocalyx is deteriorated.•An intact …

Advanced age is accompanied by arterial dysfunction, as well as a diminished glycocalyx,
which may be linked to reduced high molecular weight–hyaluronan (HMW-HA) synthesis …