Structure Connective tissue is made up of cells and extracellular matrix. Extracellular matrix is the term used to describe the spaces outside of the cells. The extracellular matrix is composed of: ...

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The lab's focus is on developing tools that allow scientists to build upon the intrinsic properties of cells to assemble 3D tissues and synthesize their own extracellular matrix, Morgan explained.

The QGel matrix uses a modular synthetic hydrogel network to define important extracellular matrix parameters governing, for instance, intestinal stem cell expansion and other organoid formation ...

Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys have demonstrated that blocking macropinocytosis reshapes the tumor microenvironment, ...

The findings suggest that connective tissue, and extracellular matrix proteins like lumican, operate outside of cells normally, but as disease or damage break down ECM, get sucked into and ...

Blood is fascinating. Many people learn at school that its function is to transport oxygen and nutrients around the body and remove waste products. But blood has many more functions, including defence ...

More information: Hyeonji Kim et al, Extracellular matrix-based sticky sealants for scar-free corneal tissue reconstruction, Biomaterials (2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2022.121941 ...

Thin and stretchable extracellular matrix (ECM) membrane reinforced by nanofiber scaffolds for developing in vitro barrier models. Biofabrication, 2022; 14 (2): 025010 DOI: 10.1088/1758-5090/ac4dd7 ...

A team of researchers from the Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry has developed a nanogel-based strategy to enhance the effectiveness of chimeric antigen receptor T (CAR-T) cell therapy in solid ...