Cells within the human body are subjected to continuous, cyclic mechanical strain caused
by various organ functions, movement, and growth. Cells are well known to have the ability …

The extracellular matrix (ECM) provides structural and biochemical support to cells within
tissues. An emerging body of evidence has established that the ECM plays a key role in cell …

Micropipette aspiration measures the mechanical properties of single cells. A traditional
micropipette aspiration system requires a bulky infrastructure and has a low throughput and …

Organ‐on‐a‐chip platforms seek to recapitulate the complex microenvironment of human
organs using miniaturized microfluidic devices. Besides modeling healthy organs, these …

The ability of cells to sense and respond to mechanical signals from their surrounding
microenvironments is one of the key issues in tissue engineering and regeneration, yet a …

Purpose: Visual impairment and intracranial pressure (VIIP) syndrome is a health concern
for long-duration spaceflight, and a proposed risk factor is elevation of intracranial pressure …

The use of human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes (iPSC-CMs) as an
in vitro model of the heart is limited by their structurally and functionally immature …

In the field of biomechanics, customizing complex strain fields according to specific
requirements poses an important challenge for bioreactor technology, primarily due to the …

In this paper, we present a transparent mechanical stimulation device capable of uniaxial
stimulation, which is compatible with standard bioanalytical methods used in cellular …

Purpose: Cerebrospinal fluid pressure (CSFp) changes are involved or implicated in various
ocular conditions including glaucoma, idiopathic intracranial hypertension, and visual …