This review aims to survey the current state of mechanotransduction in vascular smooth
muscle cells (VSMCs) and endothelial cells (ECs), including their sensing of mechanical …

The past 20 years have witnessed ever-growing evidence that the mechanical properties of
biological tissues, from nanoscale to macroscale dimensions, are fundamental for cellular …

Human-robot coexistence has become an important trend of the new generation of robots.
Both rigid structures and soft structures have their own limitations in certain application …

Stem cells respond to nanoscale surface features, with changes in cell growth and
differentiation mediated by alterations in cell adhesion. The interaction of nanotopographical …

Cell-substrate interactions play a crucial role in the design of better biomaterials and
integration of implants with the tissues. Adhesion is the binding process of the cells to the …

Critical illness polyneuropathies (CIP) and myopathies (CIM) are common complications of
critical illness. Several weakness syndromes are summarized under the term intensive care …

The recent convergence between physics and biology has led many physicists to enter the
fields of cell and developmental biology. One of the most exciting areas of interest has been …

Human and bovine capillary endothelial cells were switched from growth to apoptosis by
using micropatterned substrates that contained extracellular matrix-coated adhesive islands …

In a cell or microorganism, the processes that generate mass, energy, information transfer
and cell-fate specification are seamlessly integrated through a complex network of cellular …

Responses of cells to mechanical properties of the adhesion substrate were examined by
culturing normal rat kidney epithelial and 3T3 fibroblastic cells on a collagen-coated …