Consideration of how the extracellular matrix directs cell behavior will be crucial to the success of regenerative therapies. Context-specific mechanical deformation of particular substrates ...

The extracellular matrix (ECM) is a complex network of secreted proteins that, beyond providing physical support to organs and tissues, regulates many cell functions, including proliferation, polarity ...

Neurons may get all the glory, but they would be nothing without glial cells. While brain cells do the heavy lifting in the ...

The extracellular matrix is a single component in a unique ... to external perturbations is an open question. "Yet, very basic physical processes could be key to understanding this complex space ...