Endothelial actin and cell stiffness is modulated by substrate stiffness in 2D and 3D

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1114-1119

  Byfield, Fitzroy J ^a   Reen, Rashmeet K ^b   Shentu, Tzu Pin ^c   Levitan, Irena ^c   Gooch, Keith J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b Ohio State University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Actin; Biomechanics; Endothelial cell; Extracellular matrix; Modulus; Stiffness

Indexed keywords

3-D ENVIRONMENTS; ACTIN; CELL STIFFNESS; CELLULAR FUNCTIONS; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; EXTRACELLULAR SUBSTRATES; IN-VIVO; LOCAL ENVIRONMENTS; MATRIXES; MICROPIPETTE ASPIRATIONS; MICROVASCULAR; MODULUS; POLYACRYLAMIDE GELS; STRESS FIBERS; TWO-DIMENSIONAL; TYPE-I COLLAGENS; VARYING STIFFNESS;

BIOMECHANICS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESES; CELL MEMBRANES; CYTOLOGY; GELATION; GELS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYMERS; SELF ASSEMBLY; STIFFNESS; STIFFNESS MATRIX; SUBSTRATES; TISSUE;

ENDOTHELIAL CELLS;

ACTIN; COLLAGEN GEL; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CELL CULTURE; CELL ELONGATION; CELL ISOLATION; CELL MATURATION; CELL STRUCTURE; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GEOMETRY; MICROENVIRONMENT; MICROPIPETTE; MICROVASCULARIZATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; STRESS FIBER;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; CATTLE; ELASTICITY; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HUMANS; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 67349260722     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2009.02.012     Document Type: Article

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