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Cells are not “free-standing” objects but require to adhere to the extracellular matrix (ECM) and to other cells in order to survive, carry out their function and form more complex structures (tissues). It has been shown in the last decades that cells feel and respond to the physical properties of the complex environment constituted by the ECM, contact with neighbouring cells and soluble growth factors and cytokines.
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