Fast, high-resolution, non-destructive and quantitative characterization methods are needed
to develop materials with tailored properties at the nanoscale or to understand the …

The extracellular matrix mechanical properties regulate processes in development, cancer,
and fibrosis. Among the distinct mechanical properties, the vast majority of research has …

Growing interest in exploring mechanically mediated biological phenomena has resulted in
cell culture substrates and 3D matrices with variable stiffnesses becoming standard tools in …

A growing body of multiscale biomechanical studies has been proposed to highlight the
mechanical cues in the development of hepatic fibrosis and cancer. At the cellular level …

Although understanding how soluble cues direct cellular processes revolutionised the study
of cell biology in the second half of the 20th century, over the last two decades, new insights …

The characterization of soft tissues remains a vital need for various bioengineering and
medical fields. Develo** areas such as regenerative medicine, robot-aided surgery, and …

The past two decades have seen atomic force microscopy (AFM) evolve from an
experimental technique to probe simple surface topography to one that can spatially map …

Cell aggregates, including sheets and spheroids, represent a simple yet powerful model
system to study both biochemical and biophysical intercellular interactions. However, it is …

The effects of the different combined manner of ultrasound and covalent reaction between
polyphenol and myofibrillar protein (MP) from chicken were studied. More so, antioxidant …

As a complex mixture, the composition-structure-mechanics relationship of asphalt binders
is not well-understood. Thus, it is essential to understand the relationship between chemical …