In this paper we report, clarify and broaden various recent efforts to complement the
chemistry-centered models of force generation in (skeletal) muscles by mechanics-centered …

Tissue engineering is an emerging field of research which combines the use of cell-seeded
biomaterials both in vitro and/or in vivo with the aim of promoting new tissue formation or …

Multicellular organisms are composed of individual cells that form the tissues, organs, and
nervous system. In these organisms, the cells are replaced roughly every 100 days via …

The binding, peeling and folding behavior of graphene on different surfaces of single crystal
copper were examined theoretically. We show that the binding energy is the highest on the …

Motility initiation in crawling cells requires transformation of a symmetric state into a
polarized state. In contrast, motility arrest is associated with re-symmetrization of the internal …

The adhesion of a soft membrane plays a central role for the functionality of many biological
and engineering systems, from cell adhesion to advanced materials. In this work, we …

We formulate a stochastic description about the mechanical response of an interface
composed of non-covalent bonds. In such interfaces, the evolution of bonding probability in …

A Langevin dynamics based formulation is proposed to describe the shape fluctuations of
biopolymer filaments. We derive a set of stochastic partial differential equations (SPDEs) to …

The rapid development of fabrication and processing technologies in the past two decades
has enabled researchers to introduce nanoscale features into materials which, interestingly …

Background We consider a focal adhesion to be made up of molecular complexes, each
consisting of a ligand, an integrin molecule, and associated plaque proteins. Free energy …