Extracellular matrix (ECM) microstructural composition regulates local cell-ECM biomechanics and fundamental fibroblast behavior: a multidimensional perspective.

@article{Pizzo2005ExtracellularM,
  title={Extracellular matrix (ECM) microstructural composition regulates local cell-ECM biomechanics and fundamental fibroblast behavior: a multidimensional perspective.},
  author={Alain Pizzo and Klod Kokini and Laura C. Vaughn and Beverly Z. Waisner and Sherry L. Voytik-Harbin},
  journal={Journal of applied physiology},
  year={2005},
  volume={98 5},
  pages={
          1909-21
        }
}
The extracellular matrix (ECM) provides the principal means by which mechanical information is communicated between tissue and cellular levels of function. These mechanical signals play a central role in controlling cell fate and establishing tissue structure and function. However, little is known regarding the mechanisms by which specific structural and mechanical properties of the ECM influence its interaction with cells, especially within a tissuelike context. This lack of knowledge… 
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