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| Title |
Geometric Control of Cell Life and Death
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Science, May 1997
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| DOI | 10.1126/science.276.5317.1425 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Christopher S. Chen, Milan Mrksich, Sui Huang, George M. Whitesides, Donald E. Ingber |
| Abstract |
Human and bovine capillary endothelial cells were switched from growth to apoptosis by using micropatterned substrates that contained extracellular matrix-coated adhesive islands of decreasing size to progressively restrict cell extension. Cell spreading also was varied while maintaining the total cell-matrix contact area constant by changing the spacing between multiple focal adhesion-sized islands. Cell shape was found to govern whether individual cells grow or die, regardless of the type of matrix protein or antibody to integrin used to mediate adhesion. Local geometric control of cell growth and viability may therefore represent a fundamental mechanism for developmental regulation within the tissue microenvironment. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 38 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 9 | 24% |
| United States | 7 | 18% |
| Germany | 4 | 11% |
| France | 3 | 8% |
| Austria | 2 | 5% |
| Singapore | 1 | 3% |
| Italy | 1 | 3% |
| Taiwan | 1 | 3% |
| Georgia | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 2 | 5% |
| Unknown | 7 | 18% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 24 | 63% |
| Scientists | 10 | 26% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 5% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 1 | 3% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 2,321 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 57 | 2% |
| United Kingdom | 21 | <1% |
| France | 10 | <1% |
| Germany | 8 | <1% |
| India | 6 | <1% |
| Japan | 5 | <1% |
| Switzerland | 3 | <1% |
| Australia | 3 | <1% |
| Canada | 3 | <1% |
| Other | 24 | 1% |
| Unknown | 2181 | 94% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 754 | 32% |
| Researcher | 371 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 256 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 215 | 9% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 118 | 5% |
| Other | 375 | 16% |
| Unknown | 232 | 10% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 569 | 25% |
| Engineering | 527 | 23% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 222 | 10% |
| Materials Science | 157 | 7% |
| Chemistry | 154 | 7% |
| Other | 381 | 16% |
| Unknown | 311 | 13% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 43. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 12 March 2024.
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#968,925
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Outputs from Science
#17,865
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Outputs of similar age
#292
of 29,614 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Science
#14
of 253 outputs
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So far Altmetric has tracked 81,644 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a lot more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 65.4. This one has done well, scoring higher than 78% of its peers.
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