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| − | <li><img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2014/thumb/3/33/ATOMS-main-1.jpg/800px-ATOMS-main-1.jpg" title= "Our blood vessels consist of three layers named as the endothelium, muscular and outer layer which allow oxygen and nutrient rich blood to flow through and diffuse into tissue cells. "></li>
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| − | <li><img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2014/thumb/6/6c/ATOMS-main-2.jpg/800px-ATOMS-main-2.jpg" title= "In some cases such as excessive body weight or diabetes, accumulation of fat may occur on the surface of endothelium leading to the eventual formation of plaques."></li>
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| − | <li><img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2014/thumb/8/84/ATOMS-main-3.jpg/800px-ATOMS-main-3.jpg" title= "Plaques may continue to increase in size and narrow the lumens of our vessels, decreasing and limiting the blood flow to tissues and resulting in the escalation of surface tension."></li>
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| − | <li><img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2014/thumb/2/2a/ATOMS-main-4.jpg/800px-ATOMS-main-4.jpg" title= "The increase of tension in the lumen is highly likely to rupture the plaques and cause the eventual formation of the blood coagulation cascade."></li>
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| − | <li><img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2014/thumb/d/d7/ATOMS-main-5.jpg/800px-ATOMS-main-5.jpg" title= "The process of coagulation results in the superfluous formation of a clot which has a tendency to grow larger. "></li>
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| − | <li><img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2014/thumb/1/1b/ATOMS-main-6.jpg/800px-ATOMS-main-6.jpg" title= "If this is the case, the clot inevitably blocks the path of the bloodstream hence distrupting the oxygen and nutrient supply to tissue cells."></li>
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| − | <li><img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2014/thumb/1/15/ATOMS-main-7.jpg/800px-ATOMS-main-7.jpg" title= "As the blood contains oxygen and nutrients which are essential for energy production and survival of cells, tissues become oxygen and nutrient depleted which we term as Hypoxia."></li>
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| − | <li><img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2014/thumb/c/ca/ATOMS-main-8.jpg/800px-ATOMS-main-8.jpg" title= "Our project poses the sensing of hypoxia in early stages by using our engineered endothelial cells and activating the pathway to solve this leading cause of death worldwide."></li>
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| − | <li><img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2014/thumb/f/fe/ATOMS-main-8a.jpg/800px-ATOMS-main-8a.jpg" title= "However as we dissolve the clot, blood supply is enabled which has a high possibility of causing an oxidative burst. We also eliminate the potential occurence of this via our engineered cells."></li>
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| − | <li><img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2014/thumb/a/aa/ATOMS-main-9.jpg/800px-ATOMS-main-9.jpg" title= "With our novel sensing and protective systems, evaluation of clinical presence will no longer be required to treat hypoxic conditions."></li>
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| − | <li><img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2014/thumb/7/78/ATOMS-main-10.jpg/800px-ATOMS-main-10.jpg" title= "Hence, our unique design of mechanism will now be a remedy to the leading cause of deaths worldwide. "></li>
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