Cell traction force plays a critical role in directing cellular functions, such as proliferation,
migration, and differentiation. Current understanding of cell traction force is largely derived …

The forces that cells, tissues, and organisms exert on the surface of a soft substrate can be
measured using Traction Force Microscopy (TFM), an important and well-established …

Living systems are complex dynamic entities that operate far from thermodynamic
equilibrium. Their active, non-equilibrium behaviour requires energy to drive cellular …

Understanding life is arguably among the most complex scientific problems faced in modern
research. From a physics perspective, living systems are complex dynamic entities that …

Living cells are complex entities that perform many different complex tasks with astonishing
robustness. While the direct dependence of biological processes on controlled protein …

We are pleased to announce that the joint winners of the 2022 JCS Prize are Kathleen
Scheffler, Federica Giannini and Tom Lemonnier for their paper entitled 'The prophase …

In vivo, cells experience complex tissue environments with various chemical and physical
features. They sense and respond to tissue morphology and mechanical properties and …

Cells interact with the extracellular matrix (ECM) mechanically to perform essential cell
function including migration, proliferation and differentiation, which are critical in …

Living cells possess capabilities to detect and respond to mechanical features of their
surroundings. In traction force microscopy, the traction of cells on an elastic substrate is …

Living cells possess capabilities to detect and respond to mechanical features of their
surroundings. In traction force microscopy, the traction of cells on an elastic substrate is …