Browsing by Subject "Collagen gels"
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Microstructure-based, multiscale modeling for the mechanical behavior of hydrated fiber networks
(2008)A multiscale formulation is derived for the mechanics of a dilute fiber network microstructure, as occurs in in vitro reconstituted collagen gels, to accommodate the deterministic solution of a uniform-stress condition in ...
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Transforming growth factor-β modulates pancreatic cancer associated fibroblasts cell shape, stiffness and invasion
(2018)Background: Tumor microenvironment consists of the extracellular matrix (ECM), stromal cells, such as fibroblasts (FBs) and cancer associated fibroblasts (CAFs), and a myriad of soluble factors. In many tumor types, including ...