Collagen oligomers modulate physical and cell-instructive properties of polymerizable collagen matrices

Whittington, C.F.¹, Bailey, J.L.¹, Critser, P.J.^1,3,4, Teo, K.Y.⁶, Kuske, J.L.¹, Yoder, M.C.^3,4,5, Han, B.⁶, Voytik-Harbin, S.L.^1,2

¹Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN,²Department of Basic Medical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, ³Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, ⁴Herman B. Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, ⁵Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, ⁶School of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN