Katelyn Dunne

Hydrogels with Independently Controlled Adhesion Ligand Mobility and Viscoelasticity Increase Cell Adhesion and Spreading

This paper designs a hydrogel platform with independently controllable adhesion ligand mobility and viscoelasticity, showing that dual presentation of RGD ligands on both covalent and dynamic networks maximizes endothelial cell adhesion and spreading.

Quantifying and controlling the proteolytic degradation of cell adhesion peptides

This study quantifies non-specific proteolytic degradation of cell adhesion peptides and shows that terminal modifications can reduce degradation in different cell types and matrices.