Impact of Stiffness and Cell-Binding Motif Availability on the Cell-Specific Response to Collagen-Based Macromolecular Materials

Although matrix stiffness is an important determinant of cell behavior, experimentally isolating mechanical cues from the surface chemistry is challenging. Here, intact collagen (Col I) or a constant density of collagen-derived cell-adhesive triple-helical peptides (GFOGER or GLOGEN) was deposited o