Local photo-crosslinking of native tissue matrix regulates cell function
Donia W Ahmed, Matthew L. Tan, Yuchen Liu, Jackson Gabbard, Esther Gao, Avinava Roy, Michael M. Hu, Firaol S. Midekssa, Miriam Stevens, Fulei Wuchu, Minal Nenwani, Jingyi Xia, Adam C. Abraham, Deepak Nagrath, Lin Han, , Claudia Loebel
This study uses photo-crosslinking to induce early fibrotic changes in ex vivo tissue, showing how matrix stiffening affects cell behavior and fibrosis progression.
Nature Materials · Sep 5, 2025Peer-reviewedBioengineering