Tension anisotropy drives fibroblast phenotypic transition by self-reinforcing cell–extracellular matrix mechanical feedback
Farid Alisafaei, Delaram Shakiba, Yuan Hong, Ghiska Ramahdita, Yuxuan Huang, Leanne E. Iannucci, Matthew D. Davidson, Mohammad Jafari, Jin Qian, Chengqing Qu, David Ju, Dashiell R. Flory, Yin-Yuan Huang, Prashant Gupta, Shumeng Jiang, Aliza Mujahid, Srikanth Singamaneni, Kenneth M. Pryse, Pen‐hsiu Grace Chao, Jason A. Burdick, Spencer P. Lake, Elliot L. Elson, Nathaniel Huebsch, Vivek B. Shenoy, Guy M. Genin
Topics & Concepts
Extracellular matrixMaterials scienceFibroblastTension (geology)Matrix (chemical analysis)AnisotropyBiophysicsComposite materialNanotechnologyChemistryCell biologyPhysicsIn vitroUltimate tensile strengthBiologyOpticsBiochemistryCellular Mechanics and Interactions3D Printing in Biomedical ResearchSpaceflight effects on biology