Many materials used in the medical settings such as catheters and contact lenses as well as
most biological tissues are not purely elastic, but rather viscoelastic. While substrate …

Cells generate traction forces to probe the mechanical properties of the surroundings and
maintain a basal equilibrium state of stress. Traction forces are also implicated in cell …

Precise and accurate measurement of viscoelastic mechanical properties becomes
increasingly challenging as sample stiffness decreases to elastic moduli< 1 kPa, largely due …

The mechanical properties of soft gels hold significant relevance in biomedicine and
biomaterial design, including the development of tissue engineering constructs and …

It is a challenging to package SiC power devices for high-voltage applications. Field-
dependent conductivity (FDC) materials, which has nonlinear electric conductivity and were …

Cell elongation and differentiation has been shown to be modulated by topographical cues
provided by grating substratum. However, little is known about the mechanisms and forces …

Hypothesis The conventional solid–solid contact is well studied in the literature. However, a
number of practical applications, such as adhesive patches and biomimetic surfaces, require …

Cellular traction forces influence epithelial behavior, including wound healing and cell
extrusion. Here, we describe a simple in vitro traction force microscopy (TFM) protocol using …

In vertebrates, newly emerging transformed cells are often apically extruded from epithelial
layers through cell competition with surrounding normal epithelial cells. However, the …

Regenerative medicine and tissue engineering are hindered by the lack of consistent
measurements and standards for the mechanical characterization of tissue and scaffolds …