Microstructured extracellular matrices in tissue engineering and development
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Microstructured extracellular matrices in tissue engineering and development.
Microscale heterogeneity in the extracellular matrix (ECM) provides spatial information that allows tissues to develop and function properly in vivo. This heterogeneity in composition (chemistry) and structure (geometry) creates distinct microenvironments for the cells that comprise a tissue. In response, populations of cells can coordinate their behaviors across micrometer-to-millimeter length...
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عنوان ژورنال: Current Opinion in Biotechnology
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0958-1669
DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2006.08.011