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Clara Middleton1, Laurel Kroo1, Todd Emrick1

  • 1Polymer Science & Engineering Department, University of Massachusetts, Conte Center for Polymer Research, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, United States.

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Synthetic fibrillar peptide hydrogels were developed to control cancer growth by targeting the mechanics of surrounding tumor tissues. This approach demonstrated successful modulation of cancer progression in response to tissue properties.

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