Fibroblast adaptation and stiffness matching to soft elastic substrates.

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Review on Cell Mechanics: Experimental and Modeling Approaches (2013, methodology): “They have also been used to investigate the mechanotransductive response of cells to applied forces [145] [146] or ECM stiffness [131] [147] [148].”
A Review of Cell Adhesion Studies for Biomedical and Biological Applications (2015, methodology): “AFM probe force measurement is widely used to measure the stiffness [116–119] and adhesion strength of individual cells against mechanical force [16,104,105,120] due to its versatility and precision.”
The Effect of Matrix Stiffness on the Differentiation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Response to TGF-β (2011, background): “When cells generate traction forces higher than what the substrate can withstand, the matrix may yield and cells could adapt by decreasing the traction force, integrin binding and their own stiffness [16,17], which modulate cell spreading and thus differentiation [18,19].”
A tense situation: forcing tumour progression (2009, background): “The magnitude of cellular contractility reflects the cell type and stat”
Physics of adherent cells (2013, background): “Indeed it was found experimentally that cells tend to match their stiffness to that of the environment (Solon et al., 2007).”