Macromolecular Crowding Directs Extracellular Matrix Organization and Mesenchymal Stem Cell Behavior

Applying macromolecular crowding to enhance extracellular matrix deposition and its remodeling in vitro for tissue engineering and cell-based therapies

(2011) Clarice Chen et al.   ADVANCED DRUG DELIVERY REVIEWS

Mesenchymal Stem Cell Mechanics from the Attached to the Suspended State

(2010) John M. Maloney et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Biomaterials offer cancer research the third dimension

(2010) Dietmar W. Hutmacher   NATURE MATERIALS

Nanotopographical Control of Stem Cell Differentiation

(2010) Laura E. McNamara et al.   Journal of Tissue Engineering

Macromolecular Crowding Modulates Folding Mechanism of α / β Protein Apoflavodoxin

(2009) Dirar Homouz et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

The Scar-in-a-Jar: studying potential antifibrotic compounds from the epigenetic to extracellular level in a single well

(2009) CZC Chen et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY

Nonadditive effects of mixed crowding on protein stability

(2009) Jyotica Batra et al.   PROTEINS-STRUCTURE FUNCTION AND BIOINFORMATICS

Macromolecular crowding and its potential impact on nuclear function

(2008) Karsten Richter et al.   BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH

Collagen-based fibrous scaffold for spatial organization of encapsulated and seeded human mesenchymal stem cells

(2008) S.Z. Yow et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Cultivation of human bone marrow stromal cells on three-dimensional scaffolds of mineralized collagen: influence of seeding density on colonization, proliferation and osteogenic differentiation

(2008) Anja Lode et al.   Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

Can cancer be reversed by engineering the tumor microenvironment?

(2008) Donald E. Ingber   SEMINARS IN CANCER BIOLOGY