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Mechanics Of Hydrogels And Biological Tissues, Jessica A. Zimberlin
Mechanics Of Hydrogels And Biological Tissues, Jessica A. Zimberlin
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The relationship between cells and their environment is one of dynamic reciprocity, whereby cells can influence their surrounding and the surroundings can influence the cells. One example of this relationship arises from the effect of the mechanical properties of an environment on a cell and of a cell on its environment. Inspired by this relationship, we investigate 1) the local environment of biological materials, both native and synthetic, and 2) the forces that cell sheets exert on surfaces. We do this by developing techniques that focus on local mechanical properties and experimental strategies that provide insight into intercellular mechanics. We …