A micropatterning and image processing approach to simplify measurement of cellular traction forces.

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Published in Acta Biomater on August 22, 2011

Authors

Samuel R Polio1, Katheryn E Rothenberg, Dimitrije Stamenović, Michael L Smith

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA.

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