Stem cells regulate their fate by binding to, and contracting against, the extracellular matrix. Recently, it has been proposed that in addition to matrix stiffness and ligand type, the degree of ...

We have previously reported that pericytes derived from retinal and brain microvessels aggregate into nodules soon after reaching confluence. Nodule formation involves a reorganization of the cells ...

Bioengineers have demonstrated that the stiffness of the extracellular matrix used to culture stem cells really does matter. The research team also found that a protein binding the stem cell to the ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract In this paper three important matrix differentiation theorems are established and some special cases pointed out. The results are used to ...

Group reporting in Tissue Engineering, Part A hopes success will aid synthetic matrix design for clinical use. A group of scientists describe what they claim is the first ever use of cell-depleted rat ...