multi-protein adhesion complexes that physically link the ECM to both thecytoskeletonandintracellular signalingpathways.42,43The ability of animal cells to perceive and adhere to the ECM plays a crucial role in controlling cell shape, mechanical responsiveness, motility, as well as development and immu...
Among the molecules that control stromal collagen matrix assembly, lumican is a small leucine-rich proteoglycan (SLRP) being especially abundant within the reactive stroma that surrounds several human solid tumors6,7. Since different and even opposite observations were done depending on both the cance...
Using MRE, we demonstrated here, for the first time, that the murine healthy brain exhibits sex-dependent differences in mechanical properties. Stiffness differences seem to primarily affect the cerebral cortex, as the male healthy cortex was, on average, 9% softer than the female one. This data...
It should be clarified that these concentrations of HCl can modify the morphological, mechanical, and biological properties of the ECM; however, no studies compare characteristics of scaffolds demineralized with low concentrations of HCl, so it is necessary to evaluate them before considering clinical ...
GelMA synthesis;hydrogel;mechanical and physical properties;3D cell culture;cell viability;TC28a2 cells 1. Introduction Hydrogels represent a three-dimensional (3D) network of polymeric materials with hydrophilic functionality capable of retaining substantial amounts of water. These materials can be categor...
They are an ideal membrane material due to their uniform, molecularly sized pores as well as their high thermal, mechanical, and chemical stability. Although there are more than 190 zeolite structures reported, only 20 have been shown to give worthwhile separation when prepared as membranes [22]...
3.2.3. Carbon-Based Nanoparticles Carbon-based nanomaterials are also considered as an efficient family of filler ma- terials for MMMs due to their improved chemical and mechanical properties and cost- effectiveness. Among them, graphene oxide (GO) has been explored extensively as a filler ...
Films of Polymer Matrixes To prepare the membranes, the synthesized polymers were put in 10% (w/v) THF solutions and maintained under mechanical stirring until its complete dissolution. Before casting onto a glass plate, the solution was filtered through a 4.5 µm PTFE membrane filter to ...