Skip to main content
. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: MRS Commun. 2019 May 27;9(2):421–432. doi: 10.1557/mrc.2019.69

Figure 1: Components of cellular ecology and its hierarchical organization.

Figure 1:

(a) The cellular microenvironment is composed of different cell types, biochemical cues, and mechanicals cues. Each of these components can be arranged in numerous combinations that (b) organize into tissues with unique architectures, structures, and functions. (c) Cellular ecology encompasses all levels of an organism, from single molecules to whole organs. An example of tissue hierarchy is shown as follows: biochemical molecule → epithelial cell → glomerulus → kidneys → human. Some art elements from Servier Medical Art that are registered under a CC BY license.