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HERE I show that fibroblasts do not adhere to a rigid hydrophobic or yielding hydrophilic surface. There are three aspects ; clean surfaces, the smallness of the adhesion sites, and mechanical stresses exerted by the cell.
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MAROUDAS, N. Chemical and Mechanical Requirements for Fibroblast Adhesion. Nature 244, 353–354 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1038/244353a0
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