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ArticlebioRxiv : the preprint server for biology2026

Integration and harmonization of cell shape images for generative modeling.

Alex Khang, Mark W Young, Dilara Batan, Kristi S Anseth

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Article in bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 authors.

Alex KhangDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80303, USA.
Mark W YoungDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80303, USA.
Dilara BatanThe BioFrontiers Institute, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80303, USA.
Kristi S AnsethDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80303, USA.

Funding

Hydrogel matrices to study the role of inflammation and biological sex on aortic valve fibrocalcificationR01HL171197 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO · PI KRISTI S. ANSETH, ROBERT M WEISS · 2024 to 2026
$2.0M
Laser Scanning Confocal MicroscopeS10OD034320 · OD · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO · PI DRAGAVON, JOSEPH · 2023 to 2023
$445k
Identifying the Role of Fibroblast-Macrophage Crosstalk in Aortic Valve Stenosis Sexual DimorphismF32HL176073 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO · PI KHANG, ALEX · 2024 to 2024
$74k
NHLBI NIH HHS F32 HL176073NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL171197NIH HHS S10 OD034320
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As cell imaging grows in scale, precision, and complexity, data integration and harmonization become increasingly important for studying cell-material interactions. Quantitative understanding of how cells respond to mechanical cues, such as substrate stiffness and topography, is often limited by differences in experimental conditions and imaging formats. This study presents a framework that combines compact, interpretable cell shape models with generative artificial intelligence to harmonize 2D and 3D immunofluorescent datasets within defined experimental contexts. By efficiently capturing morphology and associated biological features, the approach enables generation of realistic synthetic cells, including rare or intermediate phenotypes, to augment machine-learning analyses and support scalable in silico studies. This work advances data-driven investigation of cellular responses to biomaterial-derived mechanical cues.

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cell shape modelinggenerative aihydrogels

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