Transdermal drug delivery systems have been around for decades, and current
technologies (eg, patches, ointments, and creams) enhance the skin permeation of low …

When thin films of colloidal fluids are dried, a range of transitions are observed and the final
film profile is found to depend on the processes that occur during the drying step. This article …

Adherent cells, crawling slugs, peeling paint, sessile liquid drops, bearings and many other
living and non-living systems apply forces to solid substrates. Traction force microscopy …

Cell–cell and cell–matrix adhesions play essential roles in the function of tissues. There is
growing evidence for the importance of cross talk between these two adhesion types, yet …

The outermost layer of skin, or stratum corneum, regulates water loss and protects
underlying living tissue from environmental pathogens and insults. With cracking, chap** …

Drying-induced fracture limits the applications of thin films based on colloidal materials. To
better understand the mechanics of drying, we directly measure the microscopic distribution …

In this work, we evaluated the impact of gold nanoparticles on endothelial cell behavior and
function beyond the influence on cell viability. Five types of gold nanoparticles were studied …

A major concern associated with skin, the largest organ of our body, is how to prevent it from
wrinkling and aging. Understanding the mechanics of skin wrinkling can provide useful …

Self-assembling peptides (SAPs) represent a rich source of building blocks that interact with
biological structures. For instance, cosmetic SAPs like Palmitoyl hexapeptide-12 have …

Contemporary studies have revealed dramatic changes in the diversity of bacterial
microbiota between healthy and diseased skin. However, the prevailing use of swabs to …