The ability of cells to mechanically sense and respond to the presence of other cells over relatively long distances (e.g., similar to 100 mu m, or similar to 10 cell-diameters) across extracellular matrix (ECM) has been attributed to the strain-hardening behavior of the ECM. In this ...
A.Extracellular matrix is the place where the extracellular fluid can be found.B.It transmits information in the form of chemical messengers to the cells.C.It consists of a mixture of protein molecules which is similar for any tissue.D.The proteins of the extracellular matrix consist of ...
Bioactivity of self-assembled hierarchical SF fibers With the hierarchical suprafibrillar structure similar to that of collagen fibers of natural extracellular matrix and good biocompatibility of SF16,29,30,31,32,33, the self-assembled SF fibers are expected to have applications in the biomedical fiel...
2. Botany One of the elongated, thick-walled cells that give strength and support to plant tissue. 3. Anatomy a. Any of the filaments constituting the extracellular matrix of connective tissue. b. Any of various elongated cells or threadlike structures, especially a muscle fiber or a nerve...
In some ways, the extracellular matrix is ogous to concrete. The fibers of the matrix, particularly collagen, which constitutes one-third of all bodily proteins, are like the iron mesh or rods in the concrete. A. reinforced/reinforced B. reinforcing/reinforced C. reinforcing/reinforci...
4E). Grooved fibers can mimic the extracellular matrix environment of the human tissues or organs with aligned fibrous structure, and thus they can supply topological cues and promote the adhesion, proliferation, and aligned growth of the cells. Ebrahimi et al. used a simple microfluidic device ...
2.BotanyOne of the elongated, thick-walled cells that give strength and support to plant tissue. 3.Anatomy a.Any of the filaments constituting the extracellular matrix of connective tissue. b.Any of various elongated cells or threadlike structures, especially a muscle fiber or a nerve fiber. ...
Cell emergence onto damaged or organized fibrous extracellular matrix (ECM) is a crucial precursor to collective cell migration in wound closure and cancer metastasis, respectively. However, there is a fundamental gap in our quantitative understanding of the role of local ECM size and arrangement in...
Bacillus subtilis forms biofilms whose constituent cells are held together by an extracellular matrix. Previous studies have shown that the protein TasA and an exopolysaccharide are the main components of the matrix. Given the importance of TasA in biofilm formation, we characterized the physicochemical...
The extracellular matrix (ECM) can be a convenient scaffold used in tissue engineering, regenerative medicine and pharmacy. The synthetic cell matrix should imitate the natural extracellular matrix in both composition and architecture. The study examined fibrous chitosan modified with fragments of human ...