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Modeling the Endothelial Glycocalyx Post-Pneumonectomy in a 3D Fluidic Chip - An Approach to Fabricating a Vascular-based Organ-on-Chip System
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Special article: the endothelial glycocalyx: emerging concepts in pulmonary edema and acute lung injury

Stephen R Collins1, Randal S Blank, Lindy S Deatherage

  • 1From the Department of Anesthesiology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia; Department of Anesthesiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah; and Department of Anesthesiology and Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.

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