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Physics of cell elasticity, shape and adhesion

S. A. Safran, Nir S. Gov, Alice Nicolas, Ulrich S. Schwarz, Tsvi Tlusty

Physica A Statistical Mechanics and its Applications · 2005 · 81 citations · 71 references

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Cell Movement Is Guided by the Rigidity of the Substrate

Chun‐Min Lo, Hong-Bei Wang, Micah Dembo et al. · Biophysical Journal · 2000 · 3.3K citations · Full text

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Cell locomotion and focal adhesions are regulated by substrate flexibility

Robert J. Pelham, Yu‐li Wang · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1997 · 3K citations

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Molecular biology of the cell

Jean Gautier · Trends in Biochemical Sciences · 1993 · 2.2K citations

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Force and focal adhesion assembly: a close relationship studied using elastic micropatterned substrates

Nathalie Q. Balaban, Ulrich S. Schwarz, Daniel Riveline et al. · Nature Cell Biology · 2001 · 2.1K citations

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Energy landscapes of receptor–ligand bonds explored with dynamic force spectroscopy

Rudolf Merkel, Pierre Nassoy, A. Leung et al. · Nature · 1999 · 1.7K citations

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