In the effort toward sustainable advanced functional materials, nanocelluloses have
attracted extensive recent attention. Nanocelluloses range from rod‐like highly crystalline …

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 …

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 …

Cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs) are produced and commonly used in the form of aqueous
suspensions or gels. A number of studies have focused lately on rheological properties of …

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

The mechanical properties of soft biological tissues are essential to their physiological
function and cannot easily be duplicated by synthetic materials. Unlike simple polymer gels …

Networks of cross-linked and bundled actin filaments are ubiquitous in the cellular
cytoskeleton, but their elasticity remains poorly understood. We show that these networks …

This article presents a review of the current understanding of the mechanics of random fiber
networks. The discussion refers to athermal fiber networks, for which the governing …

We have developed an efficient system for triphase reactions using a microchannel reactor.
Using this system, we conducted hydrogenation reactions that proceeded smoothly to afford …

Despite their overwhelming complexity, living cells display a high degree of internal
mechanical and functional organization which can largely be attributed to the intracellular …