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Measurement of mechanical tractions exerted by cells in three-dimensional matrices

Wesley R. Legant, Jordan S. Miller, Brandon L. Blakely, Daniel M. Cohen, Guy M. Genin, Christopher S. Chen

Nature Methods · 2010 · 655 citations · 15 references

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Cell Shape, Cytoskeletal Tension, and RhoA Regulate Stem Cell Lineage Commitment

Rowena McBeath, Dana M. Pirone, Celeste M. Nelson et al. · Developmental Cell · 2004 · 4.2K citations · Full text

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Tensional homeostasis and the malignant phenotype

Matthew J. Paszek, Nastaran Zahir, Kandice R. Johnson et al. · Cancer Cell · 2005 · 3.9K citations

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Taking Cell-Matrix Adhesions to the Third Dimension

Edna Cukierman, Roumen Pankov, Daron R. Stevens et al. · Science · 2001 · 3K 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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Cells lying on a bed of microneedles: An approach to isolate mechanical force

John L. Tan, Joe Tien, Dana M. Pirone et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2003 · 2K citations · Full text

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