Geometry regulates traction stresses in adherent cells

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 825-833

  Oakes, Patrick W ^a   Banerjee, Shiladitya ^a,b   Marchetti, M Cristina ^b   Gardel, Margaret L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC ACID RESIN; POLYACRYLAMIDE;

3T3 CELL LINE; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; CELL ADHESION; CHEMISTRY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; CYTOLOGY; ELASTICITY; FIBROBLAST; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; MECHANICAL STRESS; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; TISSUE SCAFFOLD;

3T3 CELLS; ACRYLIC RESINS; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; CELL ADHESION; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; ELASTICITY; FIBROBLASTS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; MICE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TISSUE SCAFFOLDS;

EID: 84907324202     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2014.06.045     Document Type: Article

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