Surface probe measurements of the elasticity of sectioned tissue, thin gels and polyelectrolyte multilayer films : correlations between substrate stiffness and cell adhesion
Surface probe measurements of the elasticity of sectioned tissue, thin gels and polyelectrolyte multilayer films : correlations between substrate stiffness and cell adhesion
A. Engler,L. Richert,2 Authors,D. Discher
2004 · DOI: 10.1016/J.SUSC.2004.06.179
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TLDR
Adhesive spreading of cells seems to correlate broadly with the effective stiffness of synthetic materials and tissues.