Cells actively stiffen fibrin networks by generating contractile stress

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 105, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2240-2251

  Jansen, Karin A ^a   Bacabac, Rommel G ^a   Piechocka, Izabela K ^a   Koenderink, Gijsje H ^a  

^a FOM INSTITUTE AMOLF   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBRIN;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FIBROBLAST; FLOW KINETICS; HUMAN; MECHANICAL STRESS; METABOLISM;

BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FIBRIN; FIBROBLASTS; HUMANS; RHEOLOGY; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 84887984554     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2013.10.008     Document Type: Article

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