Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 43, Issue 1 , Pages 55-62 , 5 January 2010

Intrinsic extracellular matrix properties regulate stem cell differentiation

  • Gwendolen C. Reilly

      Affiliations

    • Department of Engineering Materials, The Kroto Research Institute, University of Sheffield, S3 7HQ, UK
    • ,
  • Adam J. Engler

      Affiliations

    • Department of Bioengineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +18582460678; fax: +18585345722.

,Accepted 18 August 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2009.09.009

Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 43, Issue 1 , Pages 55-62 , 5 January 2010

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