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The Nano-Scale Mechanical Properties of the Extracellular Matrix Regulate Dermal Fibroblast Function

Volker Achterberg, Lara Buscemi, Heike Diekmann, Josiane Smith-Clerc, Helge Schwengler, Jean-Jacques Meister, Horst Wenck, Stefan Gallinat, Boris Hinz

Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2014 · 286 citations · 43 references

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Nuclear Lamin-A Scales with Tissue Stiffness and Enhances Matrix-Directed Differentiation

Joe Swift, Irena L. Ivanovska, Amnon Buxboim et al. · Science · 2013 · 2K citations

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Nonlinear elasticity in biological gels

Cornelis Storm, Jennifer J. Pastore, F. C. MacKintosh et al. · Nature · 2005 · 1.7K citations · Full text

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Physical limits of cell migration: Control by ECM space and nuclear deformation and tuning by proteolysis and traction force

Katarina Wolf, Mariska te Lindert, Marina Krause et al. · The Journal of Cell Biology · 2013 · 1.4K citations · Full text

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Alpha-Smooth Muscle Actin Expression Upregulates Fibroblast Contractile Activity

Boris Hinz, Giuseppe Celetta, James J. Tomasek et al. · Molecular Biology of the Cell · 2001 · 1.3K citations

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Fibroblast Adaptation and Stiffness Matching to Soft Elastic Substrates

Jérôme Solon, Ilya Levental, Kheya Sengupta et al. · Biophysical Journal · 2007 · 1K citations · Full text

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