Cell adhesion proteins play critical roles in positioning cells during development,
segregating cells into distinct tissue compartments and in maintaining tissue integrity. The …

Graphene‐based materials are useful reinforcing agents to modify the mechanical
properties of hydrogels. Here, an approach is presented to covalently incorporate graphene …

Sažetak Cell mechanics is a multidisciplinary field that bridges cell biology with fundamental
mechanics, and micro and nanotechnology, which synergize to help us better understand …

Cells experience mechanical forces throughout their lifetimes. Vinculin is critical for
transmitting these forces, yet how it achieves its distinct functions at cell–cell and cell–matrix …

Known as the bible of biomedical engineering, The Biomedical Engineering Handbook,
Fourth Edition, sets the standard against which all other references of this nature are …

Topographical cell guidance is utilized to engineer highly organized and aligned cellular
constructs for numerous tissue engineering applications. Recently, electrospun scaffolds …

Epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT), the process during which epithelial cells lose
adhesions with neighbouring cells and get converted to migratory and invasive cells, is …

Hydrogels have been developed as extracellular matrix (ECM) mimics both for therapeutic
applications and basic biological studies. In particular, elastin-like polypeptide (ELP) …

Traction forces exerted by adherent cells on their microenvironment can mediate many
critical cellular functions. Accurate quantification of these forces is essential for mechanistic …

Picosecond laser micromachining technology (PLM) has been employed as a tool for the
fabrication of 3D structured substrates. These substrates have been used as supports in the …