AFM	atomic force microscopy
ANOVA	analysis of variance
α-SMA	alpha smooth muscle actin
BSA	bovine serum albumin
CI	confidence interval
Col	collagen
CTGF	connective tissue growth factor
DIC	differential interference contrast
DMEM	Dulbecco’s modified eagle’s medium
ECM	extracellular matrix
EDU	5-ethynyl-2′-deoxyuridine
EGF	epidermal growth factor
FBS	fetal bovine serum
FEM	finite element method
FSP-1	fibroblast specific protein 1
GAPDH	glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase
H&E	hematoxylin and eosin
IPF	idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
LOX	lysyl oxidase
LOXL	lysyl oxidase-like
MMP	matrix metalloproteinase
PAA	polyacrylamide
PBS	phosphate buffered saline
PFA	paraformaldehyde
PIV	particle image velocimetry
SDS	sodium dodecyl sulfate
Sulfo-SANPAH	N-sulfosuccinimidyl-6-[4′-azido-2′-nitrophenylamino] hexanoate
TFM	traction force microscopy
TGF-β1	transforming growth factor beta 1
TBS	tris-buffered saline
VSS	Vancouver scar scale