Marco Cantini
@marcocantini.bsky.social
Lecturer in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Glasgow
#bioengineering #mechanobiology #biomaterials #tissueengineering #regenerativemedicine #ECMatrix
https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/engineering/staff/marcocantini/
#bioengineering #mechanobiology #biomaterials #tissueengineering #regenerativemedicine #ECMatrix
https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/engineering/staff/marcocantini/
Congrats again!!! Great work @nadiasoulioti.bsky.social @delphe.bsky.social 🥳🥳
🚀Huge congrats to @NadiaSoulioti.bsky.social on passing her PhD viva yesterday! I’m so proud of you! 🥳🎉
🧪Thanks to the exam panel: Andrew Hoy (UNSW Sydney, external), @MarcoCantini.bsky.social (internal), and Catherine Berry (convener) from @uofglasgow.bsky.social @theglasgowcemi.bsky.social
🧪Thanks to the exam panel: Andrew Hoy (UNSW Sydney, external), @MarcoCantini.bsky.social (internal), and Catherine Berry (convener) from @uofglasgow.bsky.social @theglasgowcemi.bsky.social
October 23, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Congrats again!!! Great work @nadiasoulioti.bsky.social @delphe.bsky.social 🥳🥳
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Really excited to tell you about our paper just out in the journal Matrix Biology.
@erinboland.bsky.social set out to investigate what the impact of basement membrane defects are on adult heart function/biology.
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@erinboland.bsky.social set out to investigate what the impact of basement membrane defects are on adult heart function/biology.
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Biomechanical and compositional basement membrane defects due to a Col4a1 mutation affect cardiac morphology and function
Collagen IV is a major constituent of basement membranes and mutations in the genes COL4A1 and COL4A2 present clinically as a variable, multi-system d…
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September 16, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Really excited to tell you about our paper just out in the journal Matrix Biology.
@erinboland.bsky.social set out to investigate what the impact of basement membrane defects are on adult heart function/biology.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@erinboland.bsky.social set out to investigate what the impact of basement membrane defects are on adult heart function/biology.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Great to see that our work on #viscoelastic #hydrogels for #cartilage #TissueEngineering was one of the most-read papers in Advanced Healthcare Materials @mattjwalker.bsky.social @delphe.bsky.social @manlio-tassieri.bsky.social
Check it out here doi.org/10.1002/adhm... 🧪
Check it out here doi.org/10.1002/adhm... 🧪
April 17, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Great to see that our work on #viscoelastic #hydrogels for #cartilage #TissueEngineering was one of the most-read papers in Advanced Healthcare Materials @mattjwalker.bsky.social @delphe.bsky.social @manlio-tassieri.bsky.social
Check it out here doi.org/10.1002/adhm... 🧪
Check it out here doi.org/10.1002/adhm... 🧪
Reposted by Marco Cantini
⚠️ Paper Alert ⚠️
Are you thinking of starting co-cultures of Living Materials with mammalian cells? Then give our paper a read on how to find the best culture conditions for both!
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Turns out bacteria are pickier than mammalian cells 😄
#livingmaterials #science
Are you thinking of starting co-cultures of Living Materials with mammalian cells? Then give our paper a read on how to find the best culture conditions for both!
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Turns out bacteria are pickier than mammalian cells 😄
#livingmaterials #science
A screening setup to streamline in vitro engineered living material cultures with the host
Engineered living materials (ELMs), which usually comprise bacteria, fungi, or animal cells entrapped in polymeric matrices, offer limitless possibili…
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January 8, 2025 at 4:58 PM
⚠️ Paper Alert ⚠️
Are you thinking of starting co-cultures of Living Materials with mammalian cells? Then give our paper a read on how to find the best culture conditions for both!
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Turns out bacteria are pickier than mammalian cells 😄
#livingmaterials #science
Are you thinking of starting co-cultures of Living Materials with mammalian cells? Then give our paper a read on how to find the best culture conditions for both!
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Turns out bacteria are pickier than mammalian cells 😄
#livingmaterials #science
Reposted by Marco Cantini
Paper⚠️ Have you wondered how to assess cytocompatibility on #engineeredlivingmaterials? Because they are ever evolving, it's important to follow how time affects their compatibility with the host. Here we propose a workflow just for that. Check it out! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A practical workflow for cytocompatibility assessment of living therapeutic materials
Living Therapeutic Materials (LTMs) are a promising alternative to polymeric drug carriers for long term release of biotherapeutics. LTMs contain livi…
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January 29, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Paper⚠️ Have you wondered how to assess cytocompatibility on #engineeredlivingmaterials? Because they are ever evolving, it's important to follow how time affects their compatibility with the host. Here we propose a workflow just for that. Check it out! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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🔔 The final version of our COBME paper on how #hydrogel platforms with tunable / dynamic #mechanics enhance our understanding of #cancer progression and #fibrosis is out! 🧪
🌺 Thank you @marcocantini.bsky.social @mattjwalker.bsky.social
#tissueengineering
👇
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January 7, 2025 at 10:45 PM
🔔 The final version of our COBME paper on how #hydrogel platforms with tunable / dynamic #mechanics enhance our understanding of #cancer progression and #fibrosis is out! 🧪
🌺 Thank you @marcocantini.bsky.social @mattjwalker.bsky.social
#tissueengineering
👇
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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🎁🧧🥗We had such a lovely CeMi #Christmas lunch! 🎅🥗🎄
Join our Centre @theglasgowcemi.bsky.social 💝
#mechanobiology
#6thISMB
December 13, 2024 at 12:34 PM
🎁🧧🥗We had such a lovely CeMi #Christmas lunch! 🎅🥗🎄
Join our Centre @theglasgowcemi.bsky.social 💝
#mechanobiology
#6thISMB
Happy to share our Current Opinion by @mattjwalker.bsky.social and @delphe.bsky.social🧪
We review how advances in dynamic #hydrogel based #mechanobiology platforms are critical to understand disease progression in cancer and fibrosis @elsevierconnect.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
We review how advances in dynamic #hydrogel based #mechanobiology platforms are critical to understand disease progression in cancer and fibrosis @elsevierconnect.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
December 9, 2024 at 3:12 PM
Happy to share our Current Opinion by @mattjwalker.bsky.social and @delphe.bsky.social🧪
We review how advances in dynamic #hydrogel based #mechanobiology platforms are critical to understand disease progression in cancer and fibrosis @elsevierconnect.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
We review how advances in dynamic #hydrogel based #mechanobiology platforms are critical to understand disease progression in cancer and fibrosis @elsevierconnect.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Reposted by Marco Cantini
On behalf of the organizing committee (pic below), I'm thrilled to announce the 6th ISMB, the 2026 International Society of #Mechanobiology Meeting in #Glasgow. See you all there! 🧪
#InternationalSocietyMechanobiology #6thISMB
Pic: G. Ciccone, O. Dobre, D. Gourdon, B. Martinac, M. Vassalli
#InternationalSocietyMechanobiology #6thISMB
Pic: G. Ciccone, O. Dobre, D. Gourdon, B. Martinac, M. Vassalli
December 4, 2024 at 3:49 PM
On behalf of the organizing committee (pic below), I'm thrilled to announce the 6th ISMB, the 2026 International Society of #Mechanobiology Meeting in #Glasgow. See you all there! 🧪
#InternationalSocietyMechanobiology #6thISMB
Pic: G. Ciccone, O. Dobre, D. Gourdon, B. Martinac, M. Vassalli
#InternationalSocietyMechanobiology #6thISMB
Pic: G. Ciccone, O. Dobre, D. Gourdon, B. Martinac, M. Vassalli
Interested in how #stemcells sense their environment? Check out our work showing how #ECMatrix viscosity regulates #mechanosensing and #differentiation 🧪 Led by @theglasgowcemi.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social in collaboration with IBEC @natureportfolio.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
N-cadherin crosstalk with integrin weakens the molecular clutch in response to surface viscosity - Nature Communications
The crosstalk between cell-cell and cell-matrix adhesions regulates stem cell fate. Here, the authors reveal a critical role for matrix viscosity in controlling this crosstalk, which they explain via ...
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November 20, 2024 at 8:39 PM
Interested in how #stemcells sense their environment? Check out our work showing how #ECMatrix viscosity regulates #mechanosensing and #differentiation 🧪 Led by @theglasgowcemi.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social in collaboration with IBEC @natureportfolio.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Reposted by Marco Cantini
A forum for all things related to the cellular microenvironment and its role in health and disease. Spread the voice and drop a message if you want to join!
go.bsky.app/jhvVHF
November 19, 2024 at 4:18 PM
A forum for all things related to the cellular microenvironment and its role in health and disease. Spread the voice and drop a message if you want to join!
go.bsky.app/jhvVHF