The increasing popularity of 3D cell culture models is being driven by the demand for more
in vivo-like conditions with which to study the biochemistry and biomechanics of numerous …

Inertial effects caused by perturbations of dynamical equilibrium during the flow of soft matter
constitute a hallmark of turbulence. Such perturbations are attributable to an imbalance …

The directed migration of cellular clusters enables morphogenesis, wound healing and
collective cancer invasion. Gradients of substrate stiffness direct the migration of cellular …

Cell migration is essential to living organisms and deregulated in cancer. Single cell's
migration ranges from traction-dependent mesenchymal motility to contractility-driven …

The magnitude of mechanical stresses caused by cell surface tension may be comparable to
the bulk elasticity of their matrix on cellular length scales, yet how capillary effects influence …

The surface property of biomaterials has a profound influence on the adhesion and
biofunction of mesenchymal stem cells, which is vital for successful implantation and …

The physical cues from the extracellular environment mediates cell signaling spatially and
temporally. Cells respond to physical cues from their environment in a non-monotonic …

Coordinated and cooperative motion of cells is essential for embryonic development, tissue
morphogenesis, wound healing and cancer invasion. A predictive understanding of the …

Epithelial cancer is the one of most lethal cancer type worldwide. Targeting the early stage
of disease would allow dramatic improvements in the survival of cancer patients. The early …

Self-propulsion and navigation due to the sensing of environmental conditions—such as
durotaxis and chemotaxis—are remarkable properties of biological cells that cannot be …