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Geometrical constraints and physical crowding direct collective migration of fibroblasts

Man Chun Leong NUS Graduate School for Integrative Sciences and Engineering; National University of Singapore; Singapore
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Vedula Sri Ram Krishna Mechanobiology Institute; National University of Singapore; Singapore
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Chwee Teck Lim NUS Graduate School for Integrative Sciences and Engineering; National University of Singapore; Singapore; Mechanobiology Institute; National University of Singapore; Singapore; Department of Bioengineering; National University of Singapore; SingaporeCorrespondence[email protected]
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Benoit Ladoux Mechanobiology Institute; National University of Singapore; Singapore; Laboratoire Matière et Systèmes Complexes; UMR 7057 CNRS; Université Paris Diderot; Paris, FranceCorrespondence[email protected]
Article: e23197 | Received 10 Oct 2012, Accepted 10 Dec 2012, Published online: 01 Mar 2013

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