Avinava Roy

This study uses a magnetoactive hydrogel to investigate how curvature affects endothelial cell mechanosensing, finding that curvature influences YAP localization and junctional dynamics independently of shear stress.

The paper shows that nascent extracellular matrix converts hydrogel chemical cues into cell fate decisions, with low modification promoting differentiation and high modification promoting proliferation.

This study shows that mechanical and hormonal cues regulate ECM deposition by endometrial stromal cells during decidualization.

This study uses photo-crosslinking to induce early fibrotic changes in ex vivo tissue, showing how matrix stiffening affects cell behavior and fibrosis progression.

This study shows that high-viscosity hydrogels lead to increased nascent extracellular matrix deposition by cells, independent of intracellular contractility.