Cells and tissues can sense and react to the modifications of the physico-chemical
properties of the extracellular environment (ECM) through integrin-based adhesion sites and …

The early development of many organisms involves the folding of cell monolayers, but this
behaviour is difficult to reproduce in vitro; therefore, both mechanistic causes and effects of …

Skeletal muscle fibers are formed by the fusion of mononucleated myoblasts into long linear
myotubes, which differentiate and reorganize into multinucleated myofibers that assemble in …

Increasing evidences show that the actin cytoskeleton is a key parameter of the nuclear
remodeling process in response to the modifications of cellular morphology. However …

Collective cell migration is fundamental throughout development, during wound healing and
in many diseases. Although much effort has focused on cell–cell junctions, a role for …

Although pathological changes in axonal morphology have emerged as important features
of traumatic brain injury (TBI), the mechanical vulnerability of the axonal microcompartment …

The ability to construct easily in vitro networks of primary neurons organized with imposed
topologies is required for neural tissue engineering as well as for the development of …

The migration of tumorigenic cells is a critical step for metastatic breast cancer progression.
Although the role of the extracellular matrix in breast cancer cell migration has been …

The aging of plasma activated plasma polymer films has been studied to a limited extent,
despite the recent application-oriented interest for these coatings. Therefore, the aging of …

Carbon-based nanoparticles, specifically carbon quantum dots (CQDs), have received
growing interest significantly owing to their optical characteristics and production simplicity …