Photo-tunable hydrogels reveal cellular sensing of rapid rigidity changes through the accumulation of mechanical signaling molecules
Jiapeng Yang, Peng Wang, Yu Shrike Zhang, Man Zhang, Qian Sun, Huiyan Chen, Liang Dong, Zhiqin Chu, Bin Xue, Wouter D. Hoff, Changsheng Zhao, Wei Wang, Qiang Wei, Yi Cao
Topics & Concepts
Rigidity (electromagnetism)Self-healing hydrogelsBiologyCell signalingCell biologySignal transductionBiophysicsMaterials scienceComposite materialPolymer chemistryCellular Mechanics and Interactions3D Printing in Biomedical ResearchAdvanced Materials and Mechanics