Organisms of all phyla express mechanosensitive ion channels with a wide range of
physiological functions. In recent years, several classes of mechanically gated ion channels …

Piezo ion channels are sensors of mechanical forces and mediate a wide range of
physiological mechanotransduction processes. More than a decade of intense research has …

The development of advanced materials capable of autonomous self-healing and
mechanical stimulus sensing in aquatic environments holds great promise for applications in …

The senses of proprioception, touch, hearing, and blood pressure on mechanosensitive ion
channels that transduce mechanical stimuli with high sensitivity and speed. This conversion …

This Viewpoint, which accompanies a Special Issue focusing on membrane
mechanosensors, discusses unifying and unique features of both established and emerging …

A repetitive gait cycle is an archetypical component within the behavioral repertoire of many
animals including humans. It originates from mechanical feedback within proprioceptors to …

The sensation of mechanical stimuli is initiated by elastic gating springs that pull open
mechanosensory transduction channels. Searches for gating springs have focused on force …

Abstract The International Society of RNA Nanotechnology and Nanomedicine (ISRNN)
serves to further the development of a wide variety of functional nucleic acids and other …

Ion channels are expressed in almost all living cells, controlling the in-and-out
communications, making them ideal drug targets, especially for central nervous system …

Acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress syndrome (ALI/ARDS) is a devastating
respiratory disorder with high rates of mortality and morbidity, but the detailed underlying …