A biosensor is an analytical device that can be used for detecting analytes and combines a
biological component with a physicochemical detecting transducer. In recent years …

One of the most unique physical features of cell adhesion to external surfaces is the active
generation of mechanical force at the cell-material interface. This includes pulling forces …

Cell adhesion molecules are ubiquitous in multicellular organisms, specifying precise cell–
cell interactions in processes as diverse as tissue development, immune cell trafficking and …

Metastatic seeding by disseminated cancer cells principally occurs in perivascular niches.
Here, we show that mechanotransduction signalling triggered by the pericyte-like spreading …

How focal adhesions (FAs) convert retrograde filamentous actin (F-actin) flow into traction
stress on the extracellular matrix to drive cell migration is unknown. Using combined traction …

The integrin family of cell adhesion receptors mediates bi-directional signaling:'inside-
out'signaling activates the ligand binding function of integrins and 'outside-in'signaling …

Adhesion can be quantified by measuring the distance between the interacting surfaces.
Reflection interference contrast microscopy (RICM), with its ability to measure inter‐surface …

Substrate-exploring functions of filopodia were previously suggested based on cell studies
on flat surfaces, but their role in topography sensing especially within nanofibrillar …

The entry process of viruses into host cells is complex and involves stable but transient
multivalent interactions with different cell surface receptors. The initial contact of several …

Fundamental biological processes such as morphogenesis and wound healing involve the
closure of epithelial gaps. Epithelial gap closure is commonly attributed either to the purse …