The effect of matrix characteristics on fibroblast proliferation in 3D gels

Biomaterials

Volumn 31, Issue 32, 2010, Pages 8454-8464

  Bott, Katrin ^a   Upton, Zee ^a   Schrobback, Karsten ^a   Ehrbar, Martin ^b   Hubbell, Jeffrey A ^c   Lutolf, Matthias P ^c   Rizzi, Simone C ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Biomimetic material; Cell encapsulation; Cell proliferation; Hydrogel; Matrix metalloproteinase; Mechanical properties

Indexed keywords

BIOMIMETIC HYDROGELS; CANCER RESEARCH; CELL BEHAVIORS; CELL ENCAPSULATION; CELL MATRIX INTERACTIONS; COLLAGEN GELS; DESIGN FLEXIBILITY; EXTRACELLULAR; FIBROBLAST PROLIFERATION; HIGH STIFFNESS; HUMAN FIBROBLAST; HYDROGEL SYSTEM; IN-CELL; INTEGRIN-BINDING SITE; MATRIX; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASES; MICROENVIRONMENTS; MOLECULAR BASIS; NATURAL FEATURES; NETWORK STRUCTURES; PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; TISSUE CULTURE PLASTICS; VISCOELASTIC BEHAVIOUR;

BINDING ENERGY; BINDING SITES; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOMECHANICS; BIOMIMETIC MATERIALS; BIOMIMETICS; CELL PROLIFERATION; COLLAGEN; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FIBROBLASTS; GELS; HYDROGELS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; STIFFNESS MATRIX; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TISSUE; TISSUE CULTURE;

CELL CULTURE;

COLLAGEN GEL;

ARTICLE; BIOMIMETICS; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL ADHESION; CELL CULTURE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL INTERACTION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS LINKING; CYTOLOGY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FIBROBLAST; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROGEL; MICROENVIRONMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; TISSUE CULTURE; VISCOELASTICITY; YOUNG MODULUS;

BINDING SITES; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLS, CULTURED; COLLAGEN; ELASTICITY; FIBROBLASTS; HUMANS; HYDROGELS; INTEGRINS; MATERIALS TESTING; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASES; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; VISCOSITY;

EID: 77956181531     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2010.07.046     Document Type: Article

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