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Substrates with Engineered Step Changes in Rigidity Induce Traction Force Polarity and Durotaxis

Year: 2013

Type: article

Source: Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering

DOI: 10.1007/s12195-013-0307-6

Authors: Mark T. Breckenridge, Ravi A. Desai, Michael T. Yang, Jianping Fu, Christopher S. Chen

Institutions: University of Pennsylvania, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics

Language: English

Topic: Cellular Mechanics and Interactions

Subfield: Cell Biology

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Science Foundation, American Heart Association, University of Pennsylvania, National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institute of General Medical Sciences, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering

Awards: Mesenchymal Stem Cells and the Microenvironment, Cadherins, integrins, and mechanochemical signaling, Integrated Technologies for Polymeric Biomaterials, RESBIO, Local Regulation of Angiogenesis by Microenvironment

OpenAlex ID: W2179781192

FWCI: 1.997

Cites: 37

Cited by: 55

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