Emerging trends in materials and devices‐based electric stimulation therapy for tumors

S Xie, J Huang, AT Pereira, L Xu, D Luo, Z Li - BMEMat, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Electrical stimulation (ES), as one of the physical therapy modalities for tumors, has attracted
extensive attention of researchers due to its promising efficacy. With the continuous …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanics in the nervous system: From development to disease

EK Pillai, K Franze - Neuron, 2023 - cell.com
Physical forces are ubiquitous in biological processes across scales and diverse contexts.
This review highlights the significance of mechanical forces in nervous system development …

Global morphogenetic flow is accurately predicted by the spatial distribution of myosin motors

SJ Streichan, MF Lefebvre, N Noll, EF Wieschaus… - Elife, 2018 - elifesciences.org
During embryogenesis tissue layers undergo morphogenetic flow rearranging and folding
into specific shapes. While developmental biology has identified key genes and local …

Highly specific and non-invasive imaging of Piezo1-dependent activity across scales using GenEPi

S Yaganoglu, K Kalyviotis, C Vagena-Pantoula… - nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Mechanosensing is a ubiquitous process to translate external mechanical stimuli into
biological responses. Piezo1 ion channels are directly gated by mechanical forces and play …

[HTML][HTML] Wireless electrical stimulation at the nanoscale interface induces tumor vascular normalization

C Li, C Xiao, L Zhan, Z Zhang, J Xing, J Zhai, Z Zhou… - Bioactive Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Pathological angiogenesis frequently occurs in tumor tissue, limiting the efficiency of
chemotherapeutic drug delivery and accelerating tumor progression. However, traditional …

Bioinspired supramolecular hydrogel from design to applications

F Gao, X Yang, W Song - Small Methods, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Nature offers a wealth of opportunities to solve scientific and technological issues based on
its unique structures and function. The dynamic non‐covalent interaction is considered to be …

Cell diversity and plasticity during atrioventricular heart valve EMTs

J Lotto, R Cullum, S Drissler, M Arostegui… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transitions (EMTs) of both endocardium and epicardium guide
atrioventricular heart valve formation, but the cellular complexity and small scale of this …

Extracellular mechanical forces drive endocardial cell volume decrease during zebrafish cardiac valve morphogenesis

H Vignes, C Vagena-Pantoula, M Prakash, H Fukui… - Developmental cell, 2022 - cell.com
Organ morphogenesis involves dynamic changes of tissue properties while cells adapt to
their mechanical environment through mechanosensitive pathways. How mechanical cues …

A dual crosslinked hydrogel-mediated integrated peptides and BMSC therapy for myocardial regeneration

Z Zheng, Z Guo, F Zhong, B Wang, L Liu, W Ma… - Journal of Controlled …, 2022 - Elsevier
The efficacy of myocardial regeneration strategies for myocardial infarction (MI) is
significantly compromised by the complex structure and microenvironment of the …

Visceral organ morphogenesis via calcium-patterned muscle constrictions

NP Mitchell, DJ Cislo, S Shankar, Y Lin, BI Shraiman… - Elife, 2022 - elifesciences.org
Organ architecture is often composed of multiple laminar tissues arranged in concentric
layers. During morphogenesis, the initial geometry of visceral organs undergoes a …