Durotaxis is the directed movement of cell motility or outgrowth, for example in the case of axonal outgrowth, either up or down a rigidity. These gradients are often present in biomaterials seeded with cells of interest, where the gradients are established by altering the degree of cross-linking in a polymer.
Durotaxis is also known as mechanotaxis.
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