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Date of this Version
4-30-2020
Document Type
Article
Citation
Algahimi, N. (2020) Biomimetic Modeling of Preeclamptic Conditions. Poster presentation, UNL Spring Research Fair, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Abstract
Background: •Preeclampsia is a condition often diagnosed around 20 weeks of pregnancy •Preeclampsia results in 18% of US maternal deaths and 15% of premature US births •Results in high blood pressure, headaches, nausea, and breathing difficulties Hypothesis: Placental stiffness shares a direct correlation with the adverse progression of preeclampsia. Aims/Objectives: •Characterize the relationship between stiffness and alterations to placental cell morphology, metabolism, and function
Morphology: Once the plates have been seeded they are monitored for several days, when they reach adequate confluence they are imaged for changes in morphology. The images show cell elongation with increasing stiffness.
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Copyright 2020 Noha Algahimi