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Surface probe measurements of the elasticity of sectioned tissue, thin gels and polyelectrolyte multilayer films: Correlations between substrate stiffness and cell adhesion

Adam J. Engler, Ludovic Richert, Joyce Wong, Catherine Picart, Dennis E. Discher

Surface Science · 2004 · 371 citations · 30 references

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Fuzzy Nanoassemblies: Toward Layered Polymeric Multicomposites

Gero Decher · Science · 1997 · 10K citations

Natural Sciences, Materials Engineering, Materials Science +17

Biomechanics. Mechanical Properties of Living Tissues

Y. C. Fung, Richard Skalak · Journal of Applied Mechanics · 1982 · 6.1K citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Biophysics, Physiology +17

The relation between load and penetration in the axisymmetric boussinesq problem for a punch of arbitrary profile

I. N. Sneddon · International Journal of Engineering Science · 1965 · 4.3K citations

Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computational Mechanics +7

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

Natural Sciences, Biophysics, Cell Biology +12

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

Life Sciences, Biophysics, Cell Biology +17