TY - CONF A1 - Bayer, Robin A1 - Hescheler, Jürgen A1 - Artmann, Gerhard A1 - Temiz Artmann, Aysegül A2 - Staat, Manfred A2 - Erni, Daniel T1 - Treating arterial hypertension in a cell culture well T2 - 3rd YRA MedTech Symposium 2019 : May 24 / 2019 / FH AachenW N2 - Hypertension describes the pathological increase of blood pressure, which is most commonly associated with the increase of vascular wall stiffness [1]. Referring to the “Deutsche Bluthochdruck Liga” this pathology shows a growing trend in our aging society. In order to find novel pharmacological and probably personalized treatments, we want to present a functional approach to study biomechanical properties of a human aortic vascular model. In this method review we will give an overview of recent studies which were carried out with the CellDrum technology [2] and underline the added value to already existing standard procedures known from the field of physiology. Herein described CellDrum technology is a system to measure functional mechanical properties of cell monolayers and thin tissue constructs in-vitro. Additionally, the CellDrum enables to elucidate the mechanical response of cells to pharmacological drugs, toxins and vasoactive agents. Due to its highly flexible polymer support, cells can also be mechanically stimulated by steady and cyclic biaxial stretching. Y1 - 2019 UR - https://opus.bibliothek.fh-aachen.de/opus4/frontdoor/index/index/docId/8946 SN - 978-3-940402-22-6 SP - 5 EP - 6 PB - Universität Duisburg-Essen CY - Duisburg ER -