Hydrogels are a class of polymer materials with three-dimensional networks structure, which
can absorb a large number of water and biological fluids. Natural polysaccharides are ideal …

Various forms of fibrosis, comprising tissue thickening and scarring, are involved in 40% of
deaths across the world. Since the discovery of scarless functional healing in fetuses prior to …

Physical stimuli are essential for the function of eukaryotic cells, and changes in physical
signals are important elements in normal tissue development as well as in disease initiation …

The extracellular matrix (ECM) is a highly dynamic system that constantly offers physical,
biological, and chemical signals to embraced cells. Increasing evidence suggests that …

Acting as a bridge between the cytoskeleton of the cell and the extra cellular matrix (ECM),
the cell-ECM adhesions with integrins at their core, play a major role in cell signalling to …

The differentiation potentials and viability of stem cells are often impaired during cell
isolation and delivery. Inspired by the phenomenon where islands can recruit seabirds for …

The cell surface is a mechanobiological unit that encompasses the plasma membrane, its
interacting proteins, and the complex underlying cytoskeleton. Recently, attention has been …

Globally, liver cancer, which is one of the major cancers worldwide, has attracted the
growing attention of technological researchers for its high mortality and limited treatment …

Cells generate mechanical forces (traction forces, TFs) while interacting with the
extracellular matrix or neighbouring cells. Forces are generated by both cells and …

The invention of optical tweezers more than three decades ago has opened new avenues in
the study of the mechanical properties of biological molecules and cells. Quantitative force …