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Biophysical and biochemical features of the cellular microenvironment in native ECM. These ECM features include differences in matrix mesh size leading to differences in mechanical properties (e.g., stiffness), chemical composition, bound cell-adhesion sites and signaling ligands such as growth factors, degradability, and neighboring or support cells that can secrete small molecules and soluble cytokines.
