Viscoelasticity Acts as a Marker for Tumor Extracellular Matrix Characteristics

• Published in: Frontiers in cell and developmental biology Vol. 9; p. 785138
• Main Author: Mierke, Claudia Tanja
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 07.12.2021
• Subjects: Cell and Developmental Biology; collagen; confinement; extracellular matrix; homogeneities; matrix mechanics; viscoelasticity; homogeneities; confinement; viscoelasticity; collagen; cancer; hydrogels; matrix mechanics; extracellular matrix

Biological materials such as extracellular matrix scaffolds, cancer cells, and tissues are often assumed to respond elastically for simplicity; the viscoelastic response is quite commonly ignored. Extracellular matrix mechanics including the viscoelasticity has turned out to be a key feature of cell...