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Strain-induced Orientation Response of Endothelial Cells: Effect of Substratum Adhesiveness and Actin-myosin Contractile Level

Hai Ngu^*, Lan Lu^*, Sara J. Oswald^*, Sarah Davis^*, Sumona Nag^*, Frank C-P Yin^†

* Department of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63130
† Corresponding author. Washington University in St. Louis, Department of Biomedical Engineering, One Brookings Drive, Campus Box 1097, St. Louis, MO 63130, Phone: (314) 935-7177, Fax: (314) 935-7448, Email: yin@biomed.wustl.edu