BioengineeringbioRxivPreprint
Tissue-like Viscoelasticity Drives Muscle Stem Cell Expansion Through Mechanical Memory Formation
Haiying Hu, Tae Yoon Kwon, Zichen Gao…·Christopher M Madl
This study shows that tissue-like viscoelastic substrates enhance muscle stem cell expansion by creating mechanical memory through focal adhesion stabilization and Rac-Akt signaling.
DOI 10.64898/2026.11.06.764681