Mechanics of Hydrogels and Biological Tissues

The relationship between cells and their environment is one of dynamic reciprocity, whereby cells can influence their surrounding and the surroundings can influence the cells. One example of this relationship arises from the effect of the mechanical properties of an environment on a cell and of a ce...

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Main Author: Zimberlin, Jessica A
Format: Others
Published: ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst 2009
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Online Access:https://scholarworks.umass.edu/open_access_dissertations/123
https://scholarworks.umass.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1136&context=open_access_dissertations