Special Issue on Professor John M. Tarbell’s Contribution to Cardiovascular Engineering

Abstract

Professor John M. Tarbell's contributions to the biomedical engineering community have been substantial through service, education, and research. These contributions have spanned approximately 45 years with his research efforts impactful in areas of mechanical heart valves, artificial hearts, cardiovascular fluid mechanics, vascular permeability, and mechanobiology. Professor Tarbell's legacy goes well beyond just his own research efforts, and this special issue of Cardiovascular Engineering and Technology celebrates his impact through collaborators, trainees, and close colleagues. To celebrate the lifetime achievement of Professor Tarbell, his former trainees, collaborators and colleagues have contributed ten papers including two review papers on the areas of artificial heart, heart valves, glycocalyx, and endothelial permeability to macromolecules and therapeutics in this Special Issue of Cardiovascular Engineering and Technology. Here, we first introduce each paper and Professor Tarbell reflects on his professional success, which continues today. The papers collected in this Special Edition are grouped into the areas of (1) mechanical heart valve, artificial hearts, and heart valves, (2) the glycocalyx, (3) endothelial permeability, and (4) endothelial gene and drug delivery.

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