Cell-matrix interactions : collagen-GAG scaffold fabrication, characterization, and measurement of cell migratory and contractile behavior via confocal microscopy

Thesis (Sc. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2006. === Includes bibliographical references (v. 2, leaves 371-393). === Three-dimensional, collagen scaffolds are an analog of the extracellular matrix and are used for many tissue engineering applications. Wh...

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Main Author: Harley, Brendan A. (Brendan Andrew), 1978-
Other Authors: Lorna J. Gibson.
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/35678