Combined experimental and computational characterization of crosslinked collagen-based hydrogels

Quantifying 3D chemotaxis in microfluidic-based chips with step gradients of collagen hydrogel concentrations

(2017) C. Del Amo et al.   Integrative Biology

Tensile mechanical properties of collagen type I and its enzymatic crosslinks

(2016) Albert L. Kwansa et al.   BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY

Quantification of angiogenic sprouting under different growth factors in a microfluidic platform

(2016) Cristina Del Amo et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS

Nonlinear Mechanics of Athermal Branched Biopolymer Networks

(2016) R. Rens et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B

Strain-controlled criticality governs the nonlinear mechanics of fibre networks

(2016) A. Sharma et al.   Nature Physics

Collective cell durotaxis emerges from long-range intercellular force transmission

(2016) R. Sunyer et al.   SCIENCE

Targeting LOXL2 for cardiac interstitial fibrosis and heart failure treatment

(2016) Jin Yang et al.   Nature Communications

Uncoupling shear and uniaxial elastic moduli of semiflexible biopolymer networks: compression-softening and stretch-stiffening

(2016) Anne S. G. van Oosten et al.   Scientific Reports

Functional fabrication of recombinant human collagen–phosphorylcholine hydrogels for regenerative medicine applications

(2015) M. Mirazul Islam et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

The influence of poly(ethylene glycol) ether tetrasuccinimidyl glutarate on the structural, physical, and biological properties of collagen fibers

(2015) Mohammad Sanami et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH PART B-APPLIED BIOMATERIALS

Influence of cross-link structure, density and mechanical properties in the mesoscale deformation mechanisms of collagen fibrils

(2015) Baptiste Depalle et al.   Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Stress controls the mechanics of collagen networks

(2015) Albert James Licup et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Crosslinking biopolymers for biomedical applications

(2015) Narendra Reddy et al.   TRENDS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Local 3D matrix microenvironment regulates cell migration through spatiotemporal dynamics of contractility-dependent adhesions

(2015) Andrew D. Doyle et al.   Nature Communications

Influence of Crosslink Density and Stiffness on Mechanical Properties of Type I Collagen Gel

(2015) Shengmao Lin et al.   Materials

Characterization of Fibrin and Collagen Gels for Engineering Wound Healing Models

(2015) Oihana Moreno-Arotzena et al.   Materials

Cross-linking of collagen I by tissue transglutaminase provides a promising biomaterial for promoting bone healing

(2014) Dario Fortunati et al.   AMINO ACIDS

An affine continuum mechanical model for cross-linked F-actin networks with compliant linker proteins

(2014) Gerhard A. Holzapfel et al.   Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

A Three-Dimensional Computational Model of Collagen Network Mechanics

(2014) Byoungkoo Lee et al.   PLoS One

Modeling semiflexible polymer networks

(2014) C. P. Broedersz et al.   REVIEWS OF MODERN PHYSICS

The spatial-temporal characteristics of type I collagen-based extracellular matrix

(2014) Christopher Allen Rucksack Jones et al.   Soft Matter

LOX-Mediated Collagen Crosslinking Is Responsible for Fibrosis-Enhanced Metastasis

(2013) T. R. Cox et al.   CANCER RESEARCH

Computational evaluation of different numerical tools for the prediction of proximal femur loads from bone morphology

(2013) N. Garijo et al.   COMPUTER METHODS IN APPLIED MECHANICS AND ENGINEERING

Dimensions in cell migration

(2013) Andrew D Doyle et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN CELL BIOLOGY

At the leading edge of three-dimensional cell migration

(2013) R. J. Petrie et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE

Micromechanical simulations of biopolymer networks with finite elements

(2013) Christian J. Cyron et al.   JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS

Elasticity of cross-linked semiflexible biopolymers under tension

(2013) Alice von der Heydt et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW E

Strain history dependence of the nonlinear stress response of fibrin and collagen networks

(2013) S. Munster et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Early Stiffening and Softening of Collagen: Interplay of Deformation Mechanisms in Biopolymer Networks

(2012) Nicholas A. Kurniawan et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Microfluidic assay for simultaneous culture of multiple cell types on surfaces or within hydrogels

(2012) Yoojin Shin et al.   Nature Protocols

Non-affine deformations in polymer hydrogels

(2012) Qi Wen et al.   Soft Matter

Rheology of Heterotypic Collagen Networks

(2011) Izabela K. Piechocka et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Biopolymer-Based Hydrogels As Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering Applications: A Review

(2011) S. Van Vlierberghe et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Elucidating the Role of Matrix Stiffness in 3D Cell Migration and Remodeling

(2011) M. Ehrbar et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

The micromechanics of three-dimensional collagen-I gels

(2010) Andrew M. Stein et al.   COMPLEXITY

Matrix stiffness modulates proliferation, chemotherapeutic response, and dormancy in hepatocellular carcinoma cells

(2010) Jörg Schrader et al.   HEPATOLOGY

Cross-Link-Governed Dynamics of Biopolymer Networks

(2010) Chase P. Broedersz et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Measurement of nonlinear rheology of cross-linked biopolymer gels

(2010) Chase P. Broedersz et al.   Soft Matter

Probing cellular mechanobiology in three-dimensional culture with collagen–agarose matrices

(2009) Theresa A. Ulrich et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Elastic Moduli of Collagen Gels Can Be Predicted from Two-Dimensional Confocal Microscopy

(2009) Ya-li Yang et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Hypoxia-Induced Lysyl Oxidase Is a Critical Mediator of Bone Marrow Cell Recruitment to Form the Premetastatic Niche

(2009) Janine T. Erler et al.   CANCER CELL

Constitutive modeling of the stress–strain behavior of F-actin filament networks

(2008) Jeffrey S. Palmer et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

The role of matrix stiffness in regulating cell behavior

(2008) Rebecca G. Wells   HEPATOLOGY

Cross-linking of extruded collagen fibers-A biomimetic three-dimensional scaffold for tissue engineering applications

(2008) Dimitrios I. Zeugolis et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH PART A