Hydrogels are highly water-swollen molecular networks that are ideal platforms to create
tissue mimetics owing to their vast and tunable properties. As such, hydrogels are promising …

This is an overview of theoretical approaches to semiflexible polymers and their networks.
Such semiflexible polymers have large bending rigidities that can compete with the entropic …

Abstract Three-dimensional (3D) microfibrillar network represents an important structural
design for various natural tissues and synthetic aerogels. Despite extensive efforts …

Cell migration is important in many biological processes, including embryonic development,
cancer metastasis and wound healing. In these tissues, a cell's motion is often strongly …

Origami is used beyond purely aesthetic pursuits to design responsive and customizable
mechanical metamaterials,,,,,,,. However, a generalized physical understanding of origami …

Frames, or lattices consisting of mass points connected by rigid bonds or central-force
springs, are important model constructs that have applications in such diverse fields as …

Collagen is the main structural and load-bearing element of various connective tissues,
where it forms the extracellular matrix that supports cells. It has long been known that …

Collagen forms fibrous networks that reinforce tissues and provide an extracellular matrix for
cells. These networks exhibit remarkable strain-stiffening properties that tailor the …

Kirigami designs are advantageous for the construction of wearable electronics due to their
high stretchability and conformability on the 3D dynamic surfaces of the skin. However …

Much of our understanding of vibrational excitations and elasticity is based upon analysis of
frames consisting of sites connected by bonds occupied by central-force springs, the stability …