William J. Polacheck

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Also affiliated with University of North Carolina Health Care, North Carolina State University

EngineeringBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyMedicine

Pilot corpus only

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Driven by 31 papers. Top paper: “Direct comparison of angiogenesis in natural and synthetic biomaterials reveals that matrix porosity regulates endothelial cell invasion speed and sprout diameter”.

Direct comparison of angiogenesis in natural and synthetic biomaterials reveals that matrix porosity regulates endothelial cell invasion speed and sprout diameter

Acta Biomaterialia(2021)10.1016/j.actbio.2021.08.038

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1.6DataRank · unranked

57 citations

Robert Kent, Stephanie Huang, Evan H. Jarman, Eve H. Shikanov, Christopher D. Davidson +9 more

Donor‐Derived Engineered Microvessels for Cardiovascular Risk Stratification of Patients with Kidney Failure

Small(2024)10.1002/smll.202307901

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0.360DataRank · unranked

10 citations

Wen Yih Aw, Stephanie Huang, Jingming Lu, Elizabeth L. Doherty, Chloe P. Whithworth +4 more

Adherens junction engagement regulates functional patterning of the cardiac pacemaker cell lineage

Developmental Cell(2021)10.1016/j.devcel.2021.04.004

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0.345DataRank · unranked

9 citations

Trevor Henley, Simone Rossi, M. Joseph Costello, William J. Polacheck, Boyce E. Griffith +2 more

Human Vascularized Bile Duct-on-a Chip: A multi-cellular micro-physiological system for studying Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2023)10.1101/2023.03.02.530888

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0.241DataRank · unranked

4 citations

Kapish Gupta, Orith Waisbourd‐Zinman, Adi Har‐Zahav, Carol J. Soroka, James L. Boyer +6 more

Microphysiological Uremia Model Reveals Biophysical Potentiators of Vascular Dysfunction

Advanced Science(2025)10.1002/advs.202417091

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0.104DataRank · unranked

1 citations

Ryan Stack, Sarah Kubik, Stephanie Huang, Chloe P. Whitworth, Wen Yih Aw +5 more

Mechanical Modulation of Ovarian Cancer Tumor Nodules Under Flow

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering(2021)10.1109/tbme.2021.3092641

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8 citations

Kaitlin Moore, William J. Polacheck, Imran Rizvi, Giuliano Scarcelli, Christina Conrad

Integrins in Ovarian Cancer: Survival Pathways, Malignant Ascites and Targeted Photochemistry

IntechOpen eBooks(2022)10.5772/intechopen.106725

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3 citations

Brittany P. Rickard, William J. Polacheck, Imran Rizvi, Mustafa Kemal Ruhi

Microphysiological vascular malformation model reveals a role of dysregulated Rac1 and mTORC1/2 in lesion formation

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2022)10.1101/2022.09.03.506415

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1 citations

Crescentia Cho, Hao Wang, Anne Hope Cooper, Elizabeth L. Doherty, David J. Rocco +10 more

Patient-derived extracellular matrix demonstrates role of COL3A1 in blood vessel mechanics

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2022)10.1101/2022.10.16.512399

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Wen Yih Aw, Emily Warren, Max A. Hockenberry, Grace Krohn, Stefanie Howell +6 more

Human vascularized bile duct-on-a chip: a multi-cellular micro-physiological system for studying cholestatic liver disease

Biofabrication(2023)10.1088/1758-5090/ad0261

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29 citations

Iris E. M. de Jong, Kapish Gupta, Orith Waisbourd‐Zinman, Adi Har‐Zahav, Carol J. Soroka +7 more

A 3D biomimetic model of lymphatics reveals cell–cell junction tightening and lymphedema via a cytokine-induced ROCK2/JAM-A complex

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences(2023)10.1073/pnas.2308941120

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21 citations

Siu‐Lung Chan, Yang Lee, William J. Polacheck, Sukyoung Kwak, Aiyun Wen +10 more

Microphysiological model of PIK3CA-driven vascular malformations reveals a role of dysregulated Rac1 and mTORC1/2 in lesion formation

Science Advances(2023)10.1126/sciadv.ade8939

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26 citations

Crescentia Cho, Hao Wang, Anne Hope Cooper, Elizabeth L. Doherty, David J. Rocco +10 more

Patient-derived extracellular matrix demonstrates role of COL3A1 in blood vessel mechanics

Acta Biomaterialia(2023)10.1016/j.actbio.2023.05.015

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12 citations

Wen Yih Aw, Emily Warren, Max A. Hockenberry, Chloe P. Whitworth, Grace Krohn +7 more

A facile fluid pressure system reveals differential cellular response to interstitial pressure gradients and flow

Biomicrofluidics(2023)10.1063/5.0165119

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4 citations

Jingming Lu, Mitesh Rathod, Wen Yih Aw, Stephanie Huang, William J. Polacheck +1 more

Use of a novel magnetically actuated compression system to study the temporal dynamics of axial and lateral strain in human osteochondral plugs

Journal of Biomechanics(2023)10.1016/j.jbiomech.2023.111887

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2 citations

Sarah Burnash, R. Krishnan, Susan Chubinskaya, Richard F. Loeser, William J. Polacheck +2 more

Human Cell‐Derived Matrix Composite Hydrogels with Diverse Composition for Use in Vasculature‐on‐chip Models

Advanced Healthcare Materials(2024)10.1002/adhm.202400192

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16 citations

Grace Krohn, Emily Warren, Alexandra Patton, Chloe P. Whitworth, Mitesh Rathod +5 more

Direct conversion of cardiac fibroblasts into endothelial-like cells using Sox17 and Erg

Nature Communications(2024)10.1038/s41467-024-48354-6

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18 citations

Yanhan Dong, Qiaozi Wang, Mitesh Rathod, Haofei Wang, M. Dixit +7 more

P300 Modulates Endothelial Mechanotransduction of Fluid Shear Stress

Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering(2024)10.1007/s12195-024-00805-2

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6 citations

Wen Yih Aw, Elizabeth L. Doherty, Chenchen Handler, Yogeshwari S. Ambekar, Aanya Sawhney +3 more

Magnetically Integrated Tumor–Vascular Interface System to Mimic Pro-angiogenic Endothelial Dysregulations for On-Chip Drug Testing

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces(2024)10.1021/acsami.4c01766

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7 citations

Simrit Safarulla, Christian M Griffith, Reem Sami Ali, Ankit Madan, William J. Polacheck +2 more

Donor‐Derived Engineered Microvessels for Cardiovascular Risk Stratification of Patients with Kidney Failure

UNC Libraries(2024)10.17615/atg4-fn52

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0 citations

Prabir Roy‐Chaudhury, Mitesh Rathod, Jingming Lu, Chloe P. Whithworth, Elizabeth L. Doherty +4 more

Direct conversion of cardiac fibroblasts into endothelial-like cells using Sox17 and Erg

UNC Libraries(2024)10.17615/7dvh-x191

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0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

Kendall Butz, Benjamin Keepers, Jiandong Liu, Yanhan Dong, William J. Polacheck +7 more

Dysfunctional mechanotransduction regulates the progression of PIK3CA-driven vascular malformations

APL Bioengineering(2025)10.1063/5.0234507

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6 citations

Aanya Sawhney, Mitesh Rathod, Chloe P. Whitworth, Elizabeth L. Doherty, E. Madden +5 more

Colloidal-fibrillar composite gels demonstrate structural reinforcement, secondary fibrillar alignment, and improved vascular healing outcomes

Communications Engineering(2025)10.1038/s44172-025-00400-x

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2 citations

Sanika Pandit, Nicole Zwennes, Kimberly Nellenbach, Anastasia Sheridan, Jessica LeGrand +8 more

Endothelial-smooth muscle microgauges for modeling pulmonary arterial vasoregulation

Lab on a Chip(2025)10.1039/d5lc00474h

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1 citations

Raymond Piatt, Mitesh Rathod, Ryan Stack, Chloe P. Whitworth, William J. Polacheck +1 more

A new friend for measuring forces in living tissues

Biophysical Journal(2025)10.1016/j.bpj.2025.06.028

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0 citations

William J. Polacheck

Photodynamic Therapy and the Biophysics of the Tumor Microenvironment

Photochemistry and Photobiology(2020)10.1111/php.13209

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98 citations

Mustafa Kemal Ruhi, Nathaniel A. Ferlic, Vida Karimnia, William J. Polacheck, Jonathan P. Celli +3 more

The Notch1 intracellular domain orchestrates mechanotransduction of fluid shear stress

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2025)10.1101/2025.07.13.663563

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0 citations

Kyle A. Jacobs, William J. Polacheck, Matthew L. Kutys, Tania Singh

Uncovering mutation-specific morphogenic phenotypes and paracrine-mediated vessel dysfunction in a biomimetic vascularized mammary duct platform

Nature Communications(2020)10.1038/s41467-020-17102-x

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58 citations

William J. Polacheck, Michaela Welch, Keith A. Gagnon, Thijs Koorman, Sudong Kim +4 more

Adherens Junction Engagement Regulates Functional Patterning of the Cardiac Pacemaker Cell Lineage

SSRN Electronic Journal(2020)10.2139/ssrn.3584346

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0 citations

Trevor Henley, Simone Rossi, M. Joseph Costello, William J. Polacheck, Boyce E. Griffith +2 more

Malignant Ascites in Ovarian Cancer: Cellular, Acellular, and Biophysical Determinants of Molecular Characteristics and Therapy Response

Cancers(2021)10.3390/cancers13174318

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155 citations

Christina Conrad, Aaron J. Sorrin, Mustafa Kemal Ruhi, Jocelyn Reader, Stephanie Huang +9 more

Microfluidic and Organ-on-a-Chip Approaches to Investigate Cellular and Microenvironmental Contributions to Cardiovascular Function and Pathology

Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology(2021)10.3389/fbioe.2021.624435

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51 citations

Wen Yih Aw, Anthony J. Hickey, William J. Polacheck, Elizabeth L. Doherty