JoVE Logo
Faculty Resource Center

Sign In

Studying the Effects of Matrix Stiffness on Cellular Function using Acrylamide-based Hydrogels

DOI :

10.3791/2089-v

August 10th, 2010

August 10th, 2010

21,641 Views

1Department of Pharmacology, University of Pennsylvania

The effect of substrata stiffness on cellular function can be modeled in vitro using polyacrylamide hydrogels of varying compliances.

Tags

Matrix Stiffness

-- Views

Related Videos

article

Microinjection Techniques for Studying Mitosis in the Drosophila melanogaster Syncytial Embryo

article

Cellular Encapsulation in 3D Hydrogels for Tissue Engineering

article

Measuring the Bending Stiffness of Bacterial Cells Using an Optical Trap

article

Identifying the Effects of BRCA1 Mutations on Homologous Recombination using Cells that Express Endogenous Wild-type BRCA1

article

Analyzing the Function of Small GTPases by Microinjection of Plasmids into Polarized Epithelial Cells

article

Visualization of Mitochondrial Respiratory Function using Cytochrome C Oxidase / Succinate Dehydrogenase (COX/SDH) Double-labeling Histochemistry

article

Creating Defined Gaseous Environments to Study the Effects of Hypoxia on C. elegans

article

Measuring the Effects of Bacteria on C. Elegans Behavior Using an Egg Retention Assay

article

Measuring the Stiffness of Ex Vivo Mouse Aortas Using Atomic Force Microscopy

article

Techniques to Induce and Quantify Cellular Senescence

JoVE Logo

Privacy

Terms of Use

Policies

Research

Education

ABOUT JoVE

Copyright © 2024 MyJoVE Corporation. All rights reserved