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Comment
. 2010 Sep;7(9):695-7.
doi: 10.1038/nmeth0910-695.

Stem cells feel the difference

Amnon Buxboim  1 , Dennis E Discher
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Stem cells feel the difference

Amnon Buxboim et al. Nat Methods. 2010 Sep.

Abstract

Arrays of microposts of different heights generate substrates with different flexibility, on which cells can be grown.

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Adherent stem cells need to attach to a solid substrate to survive, but whether the cells attach to a substrate that is soft or one that is stiff can influence differentiation.
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