Nanobiomechanics of living cells: a review

J Chen - Interface focus, 2014 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Nanobiomechanics of living cells is very important to understand cell–materials interactions.
This would potentially help to optimize the surface design of the implanted materials and …

The role of the microenvironment in the biophysics of cancer

C Rianna, P Kumar, M Radmacher - Seminars in cell & developmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
During the last decades, cell mechanics has been recognized as a quantitative measure to
discriminate between many physiological and pathological states of single cells. In the field …

[HTML][HTML] 3D culture of human pluripotent stem cells in RGD-alginate hydrogel improves retinal tissue development

NC Hunt, D Hallam, A Karimi, CB Mellough, J Chen… - Acta biomaterialia, 2017 - Elsevier
No treatments exist to effectively treat many retinal diseases. Retinal pigmented epithelium
(RPE) and neural retina can be generated from human embryonic stem cells/induced …

[HTML][HTML] Substrate stiffness modulates the viscoelastic properties of MCF-7 cells

JC Gil-Redondo, A Weber, B Zbiral… - Journal of the …, 2022 - Elsevier
Cells sense stiffness of surrounding tissues and adapt their activity, proliferation, motility and
mechanical properties based on such interactions. Cells probe the stiffness of the substrate …

B cell activation is regulated by the stiffness properties of the substrate presenting the antigens

Z Wan, S Zhang, Y Fan, K Liu, F Du… - The Journal of …, 2013 - journals.aai.org
B lymphocytes are activated upon Ag sensing by BCRs. The substrate presenting the Ag can
show different degrees of stiffness. It is not clear whether B cells can respond to changes in …

Structure–function relationships of healthy and osteoarthritic human tibial cartilage: experimental and numerical investigation

M Ebrahimi, MJ Turunen, MA Finnilä… - Annals of biomedical …, 2020 - Springer
Relationships between composition, structure and constituent-specific functional properties
of human articular cartilage at different stages of osteoarthritis (OA) are poorly known. We …

A‐to‐I RNA editing of Filamin A regulates cellular adhesion, migration and mechanical properties

M Jain, A Weber, K Maly, G Manjaly, J Deek… - The FEBS …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
A‐to‐I RNA editing by ADARs is an abundant epitranscriptomic RNA‐modification in
metazoa. In mammals, Flna pre‐mRNA harbours a single conserved A‐to‐I RNA editing site …

Development of alginate-based hydrogels for blood vessel engineering

M Antunes, W Bonani, RL Reis, C Migliaresi… - Biomaterials …, 2022 - Elsevier
Vascular diseases are among the primary causes of death worldwide. In serious conditions,
replacement of the damaged vessel is required. Autologous grafts are preferred, but their …

Mechanical interactions between bacteria and hydrogels

N Kandemir, W Vollmer, NS Jakubovics, J Chen - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Mechanical interactions between bacterial cells and extracellular polymeric substance are
essential in determining biofilm assembly and disassembly as well the mechanical …

Analysis of the degradation process of alginate-based hydrogels in artificial urine for use as a bioresorbable material in the treatment of urethral injuries

J Kurowiak, A Kaczmarek-Pawelska, AG Mackiewicz… - Processes, 2020 - mdpi.com
Hydrogels from natural polymers such as sodium alginate have great potential in
regenerative medicine because of their biocompatibility, biodegradability, mechanical …