Expertise
Medicine and Dentistry
- Cardiomyocyte
- Pluripotent Stem Cell
- Cells
- Heart
- Tissues
- Disease
- In Vitro
- Differentiation
Organisations
Publications
2026
Development of advanced in vitro models of the human heart recapitulating pump function and cardiac conduction dynamics (2026)[Thesis › PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT]. University of Twente (Accepted/In press). Cano Jorge, M.https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036570183
2025
Electrical stimulation: a missing key to promote maturation of human pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes in three-dimensional cardiac tissues (2025)Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology, 13. Article 1686342.. Sterckel, S., Passier, R. & Rivera Arbelaez, J. M.https://doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2025.1686342A human engineered mini-heart platform for mimicking ventricular pump function (2025)[Working paper › Preprint]. bioRxiv. Ribeiro, M. C., Cano-Jorge, M., ten Den, S., Snippert, D., Karperien, M., Kamperman, T., Lajoinie, G. P. R., Versluis, M. & Passier, R.https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.08.25.672056Translational insight into MASH: From mechanisms to medicine (2025)[Thesis › PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT]. University of Twente. ten Hove, M. M.https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036566315Blood-perfused vessels-on-chip for disease modelling and precision medicine (2025)[Thesis › PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT]. University of Twente. Weener, H. J.https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036567107Retina-on-chip with local oxygen sensing (2025)[Thesis › PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT]. University of Twente. Gensheimer, T.https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036567084Cardiac differentiation roadmap for analysis of plasticity and balanced lineage commitment (2025)Stem cell reports, 20(3). Article 102422. Snabel, R. R., Cofiño-Fabrés, C., Baltissen, M., Schwach, V., Passier, R. & Veenstra, G. J. C.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stemcr.2025.102422FORCETRACKER: A versatile tool for standardized assessment of tissue contractile properties in 3D Heart-on-Chip platforms (2025)PLoS ONE, 20(2). Article e0314985. Rivera-Arbeláez, J. M., Dostanić, M., Windt, L. M., Stein, J. M., Cofiño-Fabres, C., Boonen, T., Wiendels, M., van den Berg, A., Segerink, L. I., Mummery, C. L., Sarro, P. M., van Meer, B. J., Ribeiro, M. C., Mastrangeli, M. & Passier, R.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0314985
2024
Upscaling Osteoclast Generation by Enhancing Macrophage Aggregation Using Hollow Microgels (2024)Small, 20(46). Article 2403272. Husch, J. F. A., Araújo-Gomes, N., Willemen, N. G. A., Cofiño-Fabrés, C., van Creij, N., Passier, R., Leijten, J. & van den Beucken, J. J. J. P.https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202403272The Effects Of In Vitro Exercise Of Engineered Heart Tissues On Cardiac Injury And Function: 721 (2024)Medicine and science in sports and exercise, 56(10S), 247-247. Luiken, T. T. J., Cofiño-Fabres, C., Rivera-Arbeláez, J. M., Snippert, D., Denessen, E. J. S., Mingels, A. M. A., Thijssen, D. H. J., Passier, R. C. J. J. & Eijsvogels, T. M. H.https://doi.org/10.1249/01.mss.0001054648.81137.2f
Research profiles
Courses academic year 2025/2026
Courses in the current academic year are added at the moment they are finalised in the Osiris system. Therefore it is possible that the list is not yet complete for the whole academic year.
- 193640010 - Capita Selecta BME
- 193640999 - Internship BME
- 193650999 - Masters Assignment
- 201100186 - Assignment International Study Tour BME
- 201300196 - Clinical Specialization Internship
- 201700367 - CS BME TNW-AST
- 201800288 - Introduction to Bioengineering Techn.
- 201900088 - ACB
- 202400318 - M12 BSc Assignment BMT
- 202400532 - Project: Biomaterials
- 202500335 - Project: Creating Biological Tissues
Courses academic year 2024/2025
- 193640010 - Capita Selecta BME
- 193640999 - Internship BME
- 193650999 - Masters Assignment
- 201100186 - Assignment International Study Tour BME
- 201300196 - Clinical Specialization Internship
- 201600327 - Tissue Engineering
- 201700367 - CS BME TNW-AST
- 201800288 - Introduction to Bioengineering Techn.
- 201900088 - ACB
- 202400255 - Project: Creating Biological Tissues
- 202400318 - M12 BSc Assignment BMT
- 202400532 - Project: Biomaterials
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