Photothermally triggered actuation of hybrid materials as a new platform for in vitro cell manipulation

Mechanical forces in the cell's natural environment have a crucial impact on growth, differentiation and behaviour. Few areas of biology can be understood without taking into account how both individual cells and cell networks sense and transduce physical stresses. However, the field is current...

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Main Authors: Sutton, Amy (Author), Shirman, Tanya (Author), Timonen, Jaakko V. I. (Author), England, Grant T (Author), Kim, Philseok (Author), Kolle, Mathias (Contributor), Ferrante, Thomas (Author), Zarzar, Lauren D (Author), Strong, Elizabeth (Author), Aizenberg, Joanna (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group, 2017-06-21T15:47:40Z.
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