Geometric control of cell life and death.

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Published in Science on May 30, 1997

Authors

C S Chen1, M Mrksich, S Huang, G M Whitesides, D E Ingber

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Surgery, Children's Hospital-Harvard Medical School, Enders 1007, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA.

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