Actin is the main protein used by biological cells to adapt their structure and mechanics to
their needs. Cellular adaptation is made possible by molecular processes that strongly …

Myosin-driven contraction of the actin cytoskeleton is at the base of cell and tissue
morphogenesis. At the molecular level, myosin motors drive contraction by sliding actin …

Activity and autonomous motion are fundamental in living and engineering systems. This
has stimulated the new field of'active matter'in recent years, which focuses on the physical …

Fundamental to all living organisms and living soft matter are emergent processes in which
the reorganization of individual constituents at the nanoscale drives group-level movements …

Active matter agents consume internal energy or extract energy from the environment for
locomotion and force generation. Already, rather generic models, such as ensembles of …

Active stresses are generated and transmitted throughout diverse F-actin architectures
within the cell cytoskeleton, and drive essential behaviors of the cell, from cell division to …

Many essential cellular processes are regulated by mechanical properties of their
microenvironment. Here, we introduce stimuli-responsive composite scaffolds fabricated by …

Living systems are capable of locomotion, reconfiguration and replication. To perform these
tasks, cells spatiotemporally coordinate the interactions of force-generating,'active'molecules …

The actomyosin cytoskeleton is responsible for most force-driven processes in cells and
tissues. How it assembles into the necessary structures at the right time and place is an …

During embryogenesis, organisms acquire their shape given boundary conditions that
impose geometrical, mechanical and biochemical constraints. A detailed integrative …