Plants alter their morphology and cellular homeostasis to promote resilience under a variety
of heat regimes. Molecular processes that underlie these responses have been intensively …

Mechanosensitive (MS) ion channels are integral membrane proteins which play a crucial
role in fast signaling during mechanosensory transduction processes in living cells. They are …

TRP channels of the transient receptor potential ion channel superfamily play an important
role in a wide variety of mechanosensory processes, including touch sensation, pain, blood …

During the last few decades, nanotechnology has established many essential applications
in the biomedical field and in particular for cancer therapy. Not only can nanodelivery …

Bacteria represent one of the most evolutionarily successful groups of organisms to inhabit
Earth. Their world is awash with mechanical cues, probably the most ancient form of which …

In many cases, the mechanical properties of a tumor are different from those of the host
tissue. Mechanical cues regulate cancer development by affecting both tumor cells and their …

A defining pathophysiological hallmark of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the amyloid plaque;
an extracellular deposit of aggregated fibrillar Aβ1-42 peptides. Amyloid plaques are hard …

PIEZO1 is a bona fide mammalian mechanically activated channel that has recently been
shown to provide instructive cues during neuronal specification, texture sensing, and cell …

The rapid progress in mechanobiology has brought together many scientific and
engineering disciplines to work hand in hand toward better understanding of the role that …

When the electric discharge process is limited by high voltage electrodes shielding, the
ionization measure would be controlled to less than one percent and the temperature to less …