Free radicals generated within subcellular compartments damage macromolecules which
lead to severe structural changes and functional alterations of cellular organelles. A …

The research community is in permanent search of novel materials and exploitation of
already elaborated phenomena to reveal yet unknown materials characteristics …

The role of the cochlea is to transduce complex sound waves into electrical neural activity in
the auditory nerve. Hair cells of the organ of Corti are the sensory cells of hearing. The inner …

The ability of a material to convert electrical stimuli into mechanical deformation, ie
piezoelectricity, is a remarkable property of a rather small subset of insulating materials. The …

Prestin, a transmembrane protein found in the outer hair cells of the cochlea, represents a
new type of molecular motor, which is likely to be of great interest to molecular cell …

Oxidative damage is related to aging and a wide range of human disorders. Mitochondria
are in large part responsible for free radical production and they are also main targets of the …

The voltage‐sensitive sodium channel Nav1. 5 (encoded by SCN5A) is expressed in
electromechanical organs and is mechanosensitive. This study aimed to determine the …

Electrical stimulation (ES) through biomaterials and devices has been implicated in
activating diverse cell behaviors while facilitating tissue healing process. Despite its …

Electricity constitutes a natural biophysical component that preserves tissue homeostasis
and modulates many biological processes, including the repair of damaged tissues. Wound …

▪ Abstract Outer hair cell electromotility is crucial for the amplification, sharp frequency
selectivity, and nonlinearities of the mammalian cochlea. Current modeling efforts based on …