Geometric control of cell life and death CS Chen, M Mrksich, S Huang, GM Whitesides, DE Ingber Science 276 (5317), 1425-1428, 1997 | 5982 | 1997 |
Cell shape, cytoskeletal tension, and RhoA regulate stem cell lineage commitment R McBeath, DM Pirone, CM Nelson, K Bhadriraju, CS Chen Developmental cell 6 (4), 483-495, 2004 | 5017 | 2004 |
Cells lying on a bed of microneedles: an approach to isolate mechanical force JL Tan, J Tien, DM Pirone, DS Gray, K Bhadriraju, CS Chen Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 100 (4), 1484-1489, 2003 | 2507 | 2003 |
Control of stem cell fate by physical interactions with the extracellular matrix F Guilak, DM Cohen, BT Estes, JM Gimble, W Liedtke, CS Chen Cell stem cell 5 (1), 17-26, 2009 | 2197 | 2009 |
Rapid casting of patterned vascular networks for perfusable engineered three-dimensional tissues JS Miller, KR Stevens, MT Yang, BM Baker, DHT Nguyen, DM Cohen, ... Nature materials 11 (9), 768-774, 2012 | 2099 | 2012 |
Deconstructing the third dimension–how 3D culture microenvironments alter cellular cues BM Baker, CS Chen Journal of cell science 125 (13), 3015-3024, 2012 | 2069 | 2012 |
Demonstration of mechanical connections between integrins, cytoskeletal filaments, and nucleoplasm that stabilize nuclear structure AJ Maniotis, CS Chen, DE Ingber Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 94 (3), 849-854, 1997 | 2028 | 1997 |
Measuring mechanical tension across vinculin reveals regulation of focal adhesion dynamics C Grashoff, BD Hoffman, MD Brenner, R Zhou, M Parsons, MT Yang, ... Nature 466 (7303), 263-266, 2010 | 1644 | 2010 |
Degradation-mediated cellular traction directs stem cell fate in covalently crosslinked three-dimensional hydrogels S Khetan, M Guvendiren, WR Legant, DM Cohen, CS Chen, JA Burdick Nature materials 12 (5), 458-465, 2013 | 1242 | 2013 |
Mechanical regulation of cell function with geometrically modulated elastomeric substrates J Fu, YK Wang, MT Yang, RA Desai, X Yu, Z Liu, CS Chen Nature methods 7 (9), 733-736, 2010 | 1234 | 2010 |
Emergent patterns of growth controlled by multicellular form and mechanics CM Nelson, RP Jean, JL Tan, WF Liu, NJ Sniadecki, AA Spector, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 102 (33), 11594-11599, 2005 | 1040 | 2005 |
Micropatterned surfaces for control of cell shape, position, and function CS Chen, M Mrksich, S Huang, GM Whitesides, DE Ingber Biotechnology Progress 14 (3), 356-363, 1998 | 1004 | 1998 |
Mechanotransduction in development: a growing role for contractility MA Wozniak, CS Chen Nature reviews Molecular cell biology 10 (1), 34-43, 2009 | 946 | 2009 |
Mechanical tugging force regulates the size of cell–cell junctions Z Liu, JL Tan, DM Cohen, MT Yang, NJ Sniadecki, SA Ruiz, CM Nelson, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 107 (22), 9944-9949, 2010 | 839 | 2010 |
Versatile, fully automated, microfluidic cell culture system R Gómez-Sjöberg, AA Leyrat, DM Pirone, CS Chen, SR Quake Analytical chemistry 79 (22), 8557-8563, 2007 | 777 | 2007 |
Nanopattern-induced changes in morphology and motility of smooth muscle cells EKF Yim, RM Reano, SW Pang, AF Yee, CS Chen, KW Leong Biomaterials 26 (26), 5405-5413, 2005 | 767 | 2005 |
Measurement of mechanical tractions exerted by cells in three-dimensional matrices WR Legant, JS Miller, BL Blakely, DM Cohen, GM Genin, CS Chen Nature methods 7 (12), 969-971, 2010 | 737 | 2010 |
Cell shape provides global control of focal adhesion assembly CS Chen, JL Alonso, E Ostuni, GM Whitesides, DE Ingber Biochemical and biophysical research communications 307 (2), 355-361, 2003 | 735 | 2003 |
Mechanotransduction at cell-matrix and cell-cell contacts CS Chen, J Tan, J Tien Annu. Rev. Biomed. Eng. 6, 275-302, 2004 | 718 | 2004 |
Microcontact printing: A tool to pattern SA Ruiz, CS Chen Soft Matter 3 (2), 168-177, 2007 | 711 | 2007 |