Interrogating cardiac muscle cell mechanobiology on stiffness gradient hydrogels
Open Access
- 20 September 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Biomaterials Science
- Vol. 9 (20) , 6795-6806
Abstract
Mechanobiology of H9C2 cells and neonatal cardiomyocytes mapped using stiffness gradient hydrogels with a range of extracellular matrix coatings, revealing stiffness-driven trends in cell morphology, YAP and MRTF-A expression.Keywords
Funding Information
- National Health and Medical Research Council (Project Grant 1098449, Senior Research Fellowship APP1117366)
- Australian Government (Research Training Program Scholarship)
- National Heart Foundation of Australia (Future Leader Fellowship 101173)
- University of Western Australia (UWA fellowship support 2018/RA/1/1997/70)
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