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SUBMITTER: Szymanski JM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5645409 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Szymanski John M JM Zhang Kairui K Feinberg Adam W AW
Scientific reports 20171017 1
The extracellular matrix (ECM) is a fibrillar protein-based network, the physical and chemical properties of which can influence a multitude of cellular processes. Despite having an important role in cell and tissue signaling, a complete chemo-mechanical characterization of ECM proteins such as fibronectin (FN) is lacking. In this study, we engineered monodisperse FN nanofibers using a surface-initiated assembly technique in order to provide new insight into the elastic behavior of this material ...[more]