Monday, December 27, 2010

Cells 'Feel' The Difference Between Stiff Or Soft And Thick Or Thin Matrix

Cultured mesenchymal stem cells can "feel" at least several microns below the surface of an artificial microfilm matrix, gauging the elasticity of the extracellular bedding that is a crucial variable in determining their fate, researchers reported at the American Society for Cell Biology's 50th Annual Meeting in Philadelphia. Controlling or predicting how stem cells differentiate into cells of a specific tissue type is a critical issue in the bioengineering of artificial tissue and in stem cell medicine...

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