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Yitong Zheng

Yale University

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Adipose-mimetic granular hydrogels uncover biophysical cues driving breast cancer invasion

Brianna K. Knode, Garrett F. Beeghly, Brittany E. Schutrum, Dong Wang, Yitong Zheng, Alice Battistella, Ruchi Goswami, Chi‐Yong Eom, Irina Kopyeva, Aline Bözec, Jochen R. Guck, Nozomi Nishimura, Salvatore Girardo, Corey S. O’Hern, Claudia Fischbach

This study uses adipose-mimetic hydrogels to show that soft mechanical cues from adipocytes enhance breast cancer cell invasion by altering ECM structure and cellular confinement.

Cell Biomaterials · Mar 3, 2026Peer-reviewedBioengineering