
Deva Chan (she/her)
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Deva Chan (she/her)
@DevaDChan
PI @Chan_MRI_Lab • Assistant Professor @PurdueBME @PurdueME (by courtesy) • msk biology⇄mechanics • (RT || Like) ≠ Endorse • @chan_mri_lab on IG & threads






Understanding how cartilage cells respond to physical forces is essential for developing better treatments for joint diseases and tissue regeneration. Researchers blended two well-known biomaterials, agarose and collagen type I, to create a new hydrogel for investigating how cartilage cells respond to mechanical forces. They discovered that adding collagen preserved the hydrogel’s strength while supporting cell growth, maintaining structure, and sustaining glycosaminoglycan production over 21 days in culture. The findings point to a promising platform for probing how cartilage cells sense and respond to mechanical signals – a critical step toward engineering functional cartilage. 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲: link.springer.com/article/10.100… 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆: Characterization of Composite Agarose–Collagen Hydrogels for Chondrocyte Culture 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘀: Clarisse Zigan, Claudia Benito Alston, @bme_aritra, Luis Solorio, and @DevaDChan @LifeAtPurdue @PurdueEngineers @PurdueBME @PurdueME @bitspilaniindia 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘂𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁: link.springer.com/journal/10439


AIMBE is looking for biomedical researchers to share how recent policies have disrupted their grants/work: aimbe.wufoo.com/forms/qs9tsin1… Your personal anecdotes help us convey to Members of Congress the devastating impact of these changes. Your responses can remain anonymous.


Bioengineering doctoral students (and their advisors) - please note! Deadline to submit a contribution to the PhD Student Paper Competition at the 2025 @asme_bed @SB3Corg Summer Bioengineering Conference #SBC2025 is today! Visit: event.asme.org/SBC to submit your entry!


🎉 Congrats to @fionakolbinger of Purdue BME on being named to @Forbes 30 Under 30 Science 2025! Her groundbreaking AI tools are shaping the future of surgery with real-time decision support & visualization. 👏 Kolbinger is also a researcher at the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center #ForbesUnder30 #PurdueBME











ishas.org/ha-2025/ Time to get excited for HA 2025 in St Charles, Illinois, June 8th to 12th. Look at our website for more details


