Microfluidics describes the study of systems that operate fluids at miniature scales, often in
microchannels. It is powerful in scaling down biological experiments by many orders of …

In vivo, cells reside in a 3D porous and dynamic microenvironment. It provides biochemical
and biophysical cues that regulate cell behavior in physiological and pathological …

The hierarchical design and adaptive functionalities of biological tissues are driven by
dynamic biochemical, electrical, and mechanical signaling between cells and their …

Responsive aqueous foams are very interesting from a fundamental point of view and for
various applications like foam flooding or foam flotation. In this study thermoresponsive …

Here, the study presents a thermally activated cell‐signal imaging (TACSI) microrobot,
capable of photothermal actuation, sensing, and light‐driven locomotion. The plasmonic soft …

Cellular mechanical property analysis reflecting the physiological and pathological states of
cells plays a crucial role in assessing the quality of stored blood. However, its complex …

Extracellular matrix (ECM) viscoelasticity broadly regulates cell behavior. While hydrogels
can approximate the viscoelasticity of native ECM, it remains challenging to recapitulate the …

Extracellular matrix (ECM) guides cell behavior and tissue fate. Cell populations are
notoriously heterogeneous leading to large variations in cell behavior at the single‐cell …

Bacterial encapsulation has been successfully utilized to either protect probiotics from the
harsh gastrointestinal (GI) environment or to provide them with mucoadhesive properties …

We present a multiscale approach to characterize the performance of photothermally
powered, nanorobotic 3D microgels. Optically triggered nanoactuators, consisting of a gold …