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While previous studies on polymeric gels have revealed the influence of substrate elasticity on cellular shape and function, a lack of suitable substrates (i.e. with mobile cell-substrate linkers) has hindered research on the role of substrate viscosity. This work presents the successful design and characterization of lipid-bilayer based cell substrates of tunable viscosity affecting cell-substrate linker mobility through changes in viscous drag. Here, two complementary membrane systems were employed to span a wide range of viscosity. Single polymer-tethered lipid bilayers were used to generate subtle changes in substrate viscosity while multiple, polymer-interconnected lipid bilayer stacks were capable of producing dramatic changes in substrate viscosity. The homogeneity and integrity of these novel multibilayer systems in the presence of adherent cells was confirmed using optical microscopy techniques. 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