...Stefan Strasser; Albert Zink; Wolfgang M. Heckl; Stefan Thalhammer In vitro self-assembled collagen fibrils form a variety of different structures during dialysis. The self-assembly is dependent on several parameters, such as concentrations of collagen and α 1 -acid glycoprotein, temperature...

... of tissue engineering strategies. To date, many mechanisms by which cells biochemically communicate with the ECM are known. However, the mechanisms by which mechanical information is transmitted between cells and their ECM remain to be elucidated. “Self-assembled” collagen matrices provide an in vitro-model...