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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 26 February 2011
The use of combinatorial libraries for screening cell-material interactions presents a significant need for robust informatics methods capable of extracting knowledge from large, combinatorial datasets. We describe the development of local quantitative metrics based on distributions of other cells and microstructures about each individual cell. The local metrics are shown to be superior to global, summary statistics in detecting sensitive effects of surface microstructure on proliferation of MC3T3-E1 osteoblasts.