MechanismsAnimalsPreprint

Prepatterned Tissue Stiffness Gradient Controls Organ shape and size

bioRxiv

The paper

Jie Tong, Meng‐Ju Lin, Nanzhong Deng,

Marisa Delliturri, Mingang Xu, Sarah E. Millar, Mayumi ITO, Haogang Cai,

Ping Lu

New York University

bioRxiv · 9 Sep 2026 · Preprint, not peer-reviewed