Xin Q. Brown

Evaluation of polydimethylsiloxane scaffolds with physiologically-relevant elastic moduli: interplay of substrate mechanics and surface chemistry effects on vascular smooth muscle cell response

Xin Q. Brown, Keiko Ookawa, Joyce Wong · Biomaterials · 2004 · 366 citations

Engineering, Bioengineering, Biomedical Engineering +17

Balance of chemistry, topography, and mechanics at the cell–biomaterial interface: Issues and challenges for assessing the role of substrate mechanics on cell response

Joyce Wong, Jennie B. Leach, Xin Q. Brown · Surface Science · 2004 · 324 citations

Natural Sciences, Bioengineering, Cell Biology +16

Neurite outgrowth and branching of PC12 cells on very soft substrates sharply decreases below a threshold of substrate rigidity

Jennie B. Leach, Xin Q. Brown, Jeffrey G. Jacot et al. · Journal of Neural Engineering · 2007 · 210 citations

Life Sciences, Neurobiology, Neuroscience +17

Direct Comparison of the Spread Area, Contractility, and Migration of balb/c 3T3 Fibroblasts Adhered to Fibronectin- and RGD-Modified Substrata

Padmavathy Rajagopalan, William A. Marganski, Xin Q. Brown et al. · Biophysical Journal · 2004 · 128 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Bioengineering, Cell Biology +13

Effect of substrate stiffness and PDGF on the behavior of vascular smooth muscle cells: Implications for atherosclerosis

Xin Q. Brown, Erzsébet Bartolák‐Suki, Corin Williams et al. · Journal of Cellular Physiology · 2010 · 96 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Bioengineering, Cell Biology +16