shanghai university of engineering science

3 ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN JoVE

Biology

Visualization of the Interstitial Cells of Cajal (ICC) Network in Mice

Yu Chen^1,2, Tambudzai Shamu², Hui Chen³, Peter Besmer³, Charles L. Sawyers^2,4, Ping Chi^1,5

¹Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, ²Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, ³Developmental Biology Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, ⁴Howard Hughes, Medical Institute, ⁵Laboratory of Chromatin Biology and Epigenetics, The Rockefeller University

The interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC) are the pacemaker cells of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. They form complex networks between smooth muscle cells and post-ganglionic neuronal fibers to regulate GI contractility. Here, we present immunofluorescence methods cross-sectional and whole-mount visualization of murine ICC networks.

JoVE Core

Fabrication of Compressed Hosiery and Measurement of its Pressure Characteristic Exerted on the Lower Limbs

Guangwu Sun^1,2,3, Jiecong Li⁴, Xiaona Chen^1,2,3, Yanmei Li^1,2,3, Yu Chen¹, Qi Fang¹, Hong Xie^1,2,3

¹School of Fashion Engineering, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, ²Textile Industrial Key Laboratory of Ergonomics and Functional Clothing, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, ³Sino-British Joint Lab for Smart Sportswear, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, ⁴College of Textiles, Donghua University

This article reports fabrication, structure and pressure measurement of compressed hosiery by employing direct and indirect methods.

Bioengineering

Viscoelastic Characterization of Soft Tissue-Mimicking Gelatin Phantoms using Indentation and Magnetic Resonance Elastography

Yuan Feng¹, Suhao Qiu¹, Yu Chen¹, Runke Wang¹, Zhao He¹, Linghan Kong¹, Yi Chen¹, Shengyuan Ma¹

¹School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

This article presents a demonstration and summary of protocols of making gelatin phantoms that mimic soft tissues, and the corresponding viscoelastic characterization using indentation and magnetic resonance elastography.