Recent years have seen substantial efforts aimed at constructing artificial cells from various
molecular components with the aim of mimicking the processes, behaviours and …

Cell migration results from stepwise mechanical and chemical interactions between cells
and their extracellular environment. Mechanistic principles that determine single-cell and …

Attributed to the miniaturized body size and active mobility, micro-and nanomotors (MNMs)
have demonstrated tremendous potential for medical applications. However, from bench to …

The capability to directly interrogate intracellular structures inside a single cell for
measurement and manipulation is important for understanding subcellular and suborganelle …

Cell mechanical properties, eg elastic and shear modulus, play vital roles in cell activities
and functions, such as cell growth, cell division, cell motion, and cell adhesion …

We report an ultrasound-driven gold-nanoshell-functionalized polymer multilayer tubular
nanoswimmer that can photomechanically perforate the membrane of a cancer cell by …

During embryogenesis and tissue maintenance and repair in an adult organism, a myriad of
stem cells are regulated by their surrounding extracellular matrix (ECM) enriched with …

The elastic response of a living cell is affected by its physiological state. This property
provides mechanical fingerprints of a cell's dysfunctionality. The softness (kilopascal range) …

A scanning electron microscope (SEM) provides real-time imaging with nanometer
resolution and a large scanning area, which enables the development and integration of …

Integrin adhesions are a structurally and functionally diverse family of transmembrane, multi-
protein complexes that link the intracellular cytoskeleton to the extracellular matrix (ECM) …