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Nanotechnology Usages for Cellular Adhesion and Traction Forces

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Cellular and Biomolecular Mechanics and Mechanobiology

Part of the book series: Studies in Mechanobiology, Tissue Engineering and Biomaterials ((SMTEB,volume 4))

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Cell mechanobiology studies have incorporated micro- and nanotechnology-based tools to understand the interaction between cells and their surrounding environment. These tools have helped to uncover findings that physical factors in the extracellular matrix can strongly affect important cell functions like proliferation, migration, differentiation, and survival. Here, we review the nanotechnologies that have been used for cellular adhesions and traction forces and the findings that have come at the molecular and protein level.

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The authors are grateful for support in part from grants from the National Institutes of Health (HL097284) and the National Science Foundation’s CAREER Award.

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Han, S.J., Sniadecki, N.J. (2010). Nanotechnology Usages for Cellular Adhesion and Traction Forces. In: Gefen, A. (eds) Cellular and Biomolecular Mechanics and Mechanobiology. Studies in Mechanobiology, Tissue Engineering and Biomaterials, vol 4. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/8415_2010_26

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