Collective cell traction force analysis on aligned smooth muscle cell sheet between three-dimensional microwalls.

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Published in Interface Focus on April 06, 2014

Authors

Ying Zhang1, Soon Seng Ng1, Yilei Wang1, Huixing Feng1, Wei Ning Chen1, Mary B Chan-Park1, Chuan Li2, Vincent Chan1

Author Affiliations

1: Center of Biotechnology, School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering , Nanyang Technological University , 639798 Singapore , Singapore.
2: Department of Biomedical Engineering , National Yang Ming University , Taipei 11221 , Taiwan , Republic of China ; Department of Mechanical Engineering , National Central University , Jhongli, Taoyuan 32001 , Taiwan, Republic of China.

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