Polymer hydrogels to guide organotypic and organoid cultures

V Magno, A Meinhardt, C Werner - Advanced Functional …, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
Human organotypic and organoid cultures provide increasingly life‐like models of
tissue/organ development and disease, enable more realistic drug screening, and may …

[HTML][HTML] Supported lipid bilayer platforms to probe cell mechanobiology

R Glazier, K Salaita - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Biomembranes, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Mammalian and bacterial cells sense and exert mechanical forces through the process of
mechanotransduction, which interconverts biochemical and physical signals. This is …

[HTML][HTML] Adhesion strength and contractility enable metastatic cells to become adurotactic

B Yeoman, G Shatkin, P Beri, A Banisadr, P Katira… - Cell reports, 2021‏ - cell.com
Significant changes in cell stiffness, contractility, and adhesion, ie, mechanotype, are
observed during a variety of biological processes. Whether cell mechanics merely change …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of CD44 as a key engager to hyaluronic acid-rich extracellular matrices for cell traction force generation and tumor invasion in 3D

BCH Cheung, X Chen, HJ Davis, CS Nordmann, J Toth… - Matrix Biology, 2025‏ - Elsevier
Mechanical properties of the extracellular matrix (ECM) critically regulate a number of
important cell functions including growth, differentiation and migration. Type I collagen and …

Engineering spheroids potentiating cell-cell and cell-ECM interactions by self-assembly of stem cell microlayer

YB Lee, EM Kim, H Byun, H Chang, K Jeong, ZM Aman… - Biomaterials, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Numerous methods have been reported for the fabrication of 3D multi-cellular spheroids and
their use in stem cell culture. Current methods typically relying on the self-assembly of …

Cell adhesion-mediated piezoelectric self-stimulation on polydopamine-modified poly (vinylidene fluoride) membranes

G Xue, Y Zhang, T **e, Z Zhang, Q Liu… - ACS applied materials …, 2021‏ - ACS Publications
Cell adhesion-mediated piezoelectric stimulation provides a noninvasive method for in situ
electrical regulation of cell behavior, offering new opportunities for the design of smart …

Fingering instability accelerates population growth of a proliferating cell collective

Y Ye, J Lin - Physical Review Letters, 2024‏ - APS
During the growth of a cell collective, such as proliferating microbial colonies and epithelial
tissues, the local cell growth increases the local pressure, which in turn suppresses cell …

On the role of elasticity in focal adhesion stability within the passive regime

S Di Stefano, G Florio, G Napoli, NM Pugno… - International Journal of …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Within a purely mechanical setting, we investigate the behavior, up to full decohesion, of a
system modeling the interactions exchanged between focal adhesions and extra-cellular …

Frictional behavior of one-dimensional materials: an experimental perspective

T Yibibulla, L Hou, JL Mead, H Huang, S Fatikow… - Nanoscale …, 2024‏ - pubs.rsc.org
The frictional behavior of one-dimensional (1D) materials, including nanotubes, nanowires,
and nanofibers, significantly influences the efficient fabrication, functionality, and reliability of …

Current strategies for ligand bioconjugation to poly (acrylamide) gels for 2D cell culture: Balancing chemo-selectivity, biofunctionality, and user-friendliness

A Wolfel, M **, JI Paez - Frontiers in Chemistry, 2022‏ - frontiersin.org
Hydrogel biomaterials in combination with living cells are applied in cell biology, tissue
engineering and regenerative medicine. In particular, poly (acrylamide)(PAM) hydrogels are …