Dr. Xi Wu

Dr.  Xi Wu

Dr. Xi Wu

Staff of Professorship for Mechanics

ETH Zürich

Professur für Mechanik

LEE N 219

Leonhardstrasse 21

8092 Zürich

Switzerland

Research Topic

Micro Topography Patterning of General Elastomer Surfaces for the Endothelialization of Ventricular Assist Devices

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Synthetic substrate with a monolayer of endothelial cells (EC) could form the basis of a 100% haemocompatible blood pump. However, cells could experience supra-physiological wall shear stress (WSS) in artificial blood pumps such as ... Read Project Details

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An increasing number of heart failure (HF) patients receive left ventricular-​assisted devices (LVAD) to repair physiological flow in the cardiac tissue. Currently, the high amount of power required ... Read Project Details

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