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Ayda Pourmostafa

New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Research Focus:cancer & tumor microenvironment· 1 Organism:human· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Amir Kamal MiriiD· 1 shared Elvan DoganiD· 1 shared Farid AlisafaeiiD· 1 shared Gabrielle Uskach· 1 shared Lin Han BiD· 1 shared Mohammad JafariiD· 1 shared Sobhan Ghaeini-HesaroeiyeiD· 1 shared Swaprakash Yogeshwaran· 1 shared

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Extracellular Matrix Physical Properties Regulate Cancer Cell Morphological Transitions in 3D Hydrogel Microtissues

Ayda Pourmostafa, Gabrielle Uskach, Mohammad Jafari, Elvan Dogan, Swaprakash Yogeshwaran, Teresa L. Wood, Sobhan Ghaeini-Hesaroeiye, Lin Han B, Farid Alisafaei, Amir Kamal Miri

This study shows that ECM physical properties, not chemistry, determine cancer cell morphology in 3D hydrogels, with cells adopting elongated or clustered states based on matrix stiffness.

Acta Biomaterialia · Dec 4, 2025Peer-reviewedBiophysics