Geometric control of capillary architecture via cell-matrix mechanical interactions

Biomaterials

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 3273-3280

  Sun, Jian ^a   Jamilpour, Nima ^a   Wang, Fei Yue ^b   Wong, Pak Kin ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF AUTOMATION   (China)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Capillary morphogenesis; Cell matrix interactions; Geometric constraints; Hydrogel

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGENESIS; CAPABILITY OF CONTROLLING; CAPILLARY MORPHOGENESIS; CELL MATRIX INTERACTIONS; GEOMETRIC CONSTRAINT; MECHANICAL INTERACTIONS; PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITORS; THERAPEUTIC ANGIOGENESIS;

CYTOLOGY; ELECTRIC NETWORK TOPOLOGY; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; GEOMETRY; HYDROGELS; MORPHOLOGY; NETWORK ARCHITECTURE; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

STIFFNESS MATRIX;

DEXTRAN; PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITOR; RHO KINASE;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CAPILLARY; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FORCE; GEOMETRY; HYDROGEL; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MODULATION; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; RIGIDITY; THICKNESS;

ANGIOGENESIS; CAPILLARY MORPHOGENESIS; CELL-MATRIX INTERACTIONS; GEOMETRIC CONSTRAINTS; HYDROGEL;

CAPILLARIES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIMETHYLPOLYSILOXANES; HUMANS; HYDROGELS; MORPHOGENESIS; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

EID: 84893651144     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: 18785905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2013.12.101     Document Type: Article

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