Substrate Stiffness
Cross-source consensus on Substrate Stiffness from 1 sources and 4 claims.
1 sources · 4 claims
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- Cells reorganize intracellular architecture in response to environmental mechanical cues, especially substrate stiffness. — Hierarchical phase transitions as mechanical checkpoints of intracellular organization
- Increasing substrate stiffness is proposed to drive a hierarchy of intracellular phase transitions. — Hierarchical phase transitions as mechanical checkpoints of intracellular organization
- Stiffer substrates permit larger traction forces by action-reaction mechanics. — Hierarchical phase transitions as mechanical checkpoints of intracellular organization
- Substrate stiffness affects the thresholds at which distinct intracellular orders become favored. — Hierarchical phase transitions as mechanical checkpoints of intracellular organization