Polymerization of actin filaments against membranes produces force for numerous cellular
processes, such as migration, morphogenesis, endocytosis, phagocytosis and organelle …

Supramolecular chirality is involved not only in biological events such as gene
communication, replication, and enzyme catalysis but also in artificial self-assembly systems …

The biological effects of circularly polarized light on living cells are considered to be
negligibly weak. Here, we show that the differentiation of neural stem cells into neurons can …

Building synthetic protocells and prototissues hinges on the formation of biomimetic skeletal
frameworks. Recreating the complexity of cytoskeletal and exoskeletal fibers, with their …

Chirality is ubiquitous in nature and plays mysterious and essential roles in maintaining key
biological and physiological processes. As biological systems display high selectivity for …

Morphogenesis, tumor formation, and wound healing are regulated by tissue rigidity. Focal
adhesion behavior is locally regulated by stiffness; however, how cells globally adapt …

Embryonic cells grow in environments that provide a plethora of physical cues, including
mechanical forces that shape the development of the entire embryo. Despite their …

In embryonic development or tumour evolution, cells often migrate collectively within
confining tracks defined by their microenvironment,. In some of these situations, the …

It is increasingly clear that mechanotransduction pathways play important roles in regulating
fundamental cellular functions. Of the basic mechanical functions, the determination of …

INTRODUCTION Conventional nonequilibrium systems are composed of inanimate
components whose dynamics is powered by the external input of energy. For example, in a …