Matrix Biology《基质生物学》(一年10期). Matrix Biology was established in 1980 as Collagen and Related Research, an international scientific journal for publication of research on the extracellular matrix. The journal became Matrix (1989-1993) and then Matrix Biology in 1994 to reflect the expansion of knowledge and interest in the diversity of extracellular matrix-associated molecules and the increasing awareness of the importance of matrix in development, health, and disease and its significance for biological processes.