Elliot L. Elson

3D-printing-assisted, microfabricated devices reveal hierarchical and temporal mechanosensing in high-density fibroblast culture

This study uses 3D-printed microdevices to show fibroblasts respond to directional stress through a hierarchical temporal cascade, influencing myofibroblast transition and tissue organization.

Synaptopodin enables directional mechanoadaptation of integrin-based adhesions

The paper shows synaptopodin enables cells to adapt their adhesion structures to resist perpendicular forces by reorganizing the actin cytoskeleton and integrin-based adhesions.

Critical Cell Spacing Drives Phase Transition in Matrix-Mediated Tissue Condensation

The paper models how critical cell spacing drives a phase transition in matrix-mediated tissue condensation through mechanical feedback.

Tension-Induced Stiffening of Cytoskeletal Components Regulates Cardiomyocyte Contractility

This study investigates how mechanical tension and cytoskeletal stiffening regulate cardiomyocyte contractility through a combined theoretical and experimental approach.

Atomic force microscopy of phase separation on ruptured, giant unilamellar vesicles

This study uses atomic force microscopy to analyze phase separation on ruptured GUVs, revealing a stabilization mechanism for lipid domains.