Mesenchymal stem cell durotaxis depends on substrate stiffness gradient strength

Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 472-484

  Vincent, Ludovic G ^a   Choi, Yu Suk ^a   Alonso Latorre, Baldomero ^b   Del Álamo, Juan C ^b   Engler, Adam J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SANFORD CONSORTIUM FOR REGENERATIVE MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell migration; Durotaxis; Microfluidics; Stem cell; Stiffness gradients

Indexed keywords

CELL MIGRATION; CONTRACTILE AGONIST; DUROTAXIS; HIGH ELASTIC MODULUS; LYSOPHOSPHATIDIC ACID; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL; PATHOLOGICAL CONDITIONS; TIME-LAPSE MICROSCOPY;

COMPLIANCE CONTROL; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; FLOWCHARTING; HISTOLOGY; MICROFLUIDICS; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEINS; STEM CELLS; STIFFNESS; TISSUE;

CELL CULTURE;

CYTOCHALASIN; LYSOPHOSPHATIDIC ACID; NOCODAZOLE; POLYACRYLAMIDE;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ACTIN POLYMERIZATION; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL MOTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUROTAXIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYDROGEL; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL; MICROSCOPY; MICROTUBULE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; TIME-LAPSE VIDEO MICROSCOPY; VELOCITY; YOUNG MODULUS;

ACRYLIC RESINS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL LINE; CELL MOVEMENT; ELASTICITY; HUMANS; HYDROGELS; MESENCHYMAL STROMAL CELLS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 84875808914     PISSN: 18606768     EISSN: 18607314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/biot.201200205     Document Type: Article

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