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A Mechanobiological Model for Tissue Differentiation that Includes Angiogenesis: A Lattice-Based Modeling Approach

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Two Characteristic Regimes in Frequency-Dependent Dynamic Reorientation of Fibroblasts on Cyclically Stretched Substrates

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Can cancer be reversed by engineering the tumor microenvironment?

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Traction forces and rigidity sensing regulate cell functions

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