Quantitative descriptors for the effect of nature/mechanical properties of solid substrates on fibroblast morphology

Journal of Applied Biomaterials and Functional Materials

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 265-272

  Siani, Alessandro ^a   Robert Nicoud, Ghislaine ^b   Cellesi, Francesco ^a   Tirelli, Nicola ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fibroblasts; Morphology; Phenotype; Young's modulus

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; BIOMECHANICS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELASTIC MODULI; FIBROBLASTS; MORPHOLOGY; SILICONES; TISSUE CULTURE;

CELL ACTIVITY; CELL SHAPES; DESCRIPTORS; FIBROBLAST CELLS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF SOLIDS; PHENOTYPE; POWERFUL INDICATORS; SOLID SUBSTRATES; TISSUE CULTURE POLYSTYRENES; YOUNG MODULUS;

SUBSTRATES;

FIBRIN; FIBRINOGEN; POLYSTYRENE; SILICONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CELL SHAPE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL SURFACE; CELL TYPE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIBROBLAST; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN CELL CULTURE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; YOUNG MODULUS;

EID: 84874245440     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22808000     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5301/JABFM.2012.10355     Document Type: Article

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