This project is now in update mode. Check back regularly to see how things are progressing.
Thank you to all our donors
Dear VESSEL Donors,
We are pleased to announce that we raised $5,521, which is 110% of our initial goal of $5,000. We appreciate all of your help and are very thankful for your support. Your donations will go towards good use in extending our research on silk fibroin small-diameter vascular grafts.
Here's a thank you video: http://go.umd.edu/vesselthank
Stay tuned for more updates in the coming year.
Best,
Team VESSEL
$5
The Capillary
This contribution will allow us to purchase syringes, which are necessary in the first step of the silk extraction process.
$10
The Arterioles
This contribution will allow us to purchase flasks, which are important for our experiment and growing cells.
$25
The Artery
This contribution will allow us to purchase solution with which we extract silk.
$50
The Vein
This contribution will allow us to purchase silkworm cocoons, which is the source of the silk we use.
$100
The Venules
This contribution will allow us to purchase chemical reagents, which are necessary in the silk extraction process.
$250
The Vessel
This contribution will allow us to purchase Matrigel, a gel that is necessary to aid the growth of our cells.
$500
The Aorta
This contribution will allow us to purchase cells with which we can begin biochemical testing.
$1,000
The Heart
This contribution will allow to purchase materials to create an electrospinner, which will electrospin the silk fibroin into a graft shape.