Stem cells feel the difference.
Arrays of microposts of different heights generate substrates with different flexibility, on which cells can be grown.
Buxboim
Amnon
A
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Discher
Dennis E
DE
D053687:Adult Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology*; D002448:Cell Adhesion; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D006801:Humans; D046210:Microfluidic Analytical Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012828:Silicones / Q000737:chemistry; D013499:Surface Properties
D012828:Silicones
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