Sensing the mechanical properties of the substrates or the matrix by the cells and the
tissues, the subsequent downstream responses at the cellular, nuclear and epigenetic levels …

Dynamic and heterogeneous interaction between tumor cells and the surrounding
microenvironment fuels the occurrence, progression, invasion, and metastasis of solid …

Morphogenesis, tumor formation, and wound healing are regulated by tissue rigidity. Focal
adhesion behavior is locally regulated by stiffness; however, how cells globally adapt …

Over the past decade, researchers have highlighted the importance of mechanical cues of
the metastatic niche such as matrix stiffness, topography, mechanical stresses, and …

Traction force microscopy (TFM) has emerged as a versatile technique for the measurement
of single-cell-generated forces. TFM has gained wide use among mechanobiology …

Hydrodynamic phenomena are ubiquitous in living organisms and can be used to
manipulate cells or emulate physiological microenvironments experienced in vivo …

Progress in the field of nanoparticles has enabled the rapid development of multiple
products and technologies; however, some nanoparticles can pose both a threat to the …

With the advent of mechanobiology, cell shape and forces have emerged as essential
elements of cell behavior and fate, in addition to biochemical factors such as growth factors …

The quantification of cell traction forces requires three key steps: cell plating on a
deformable substrate, measurement of substrate deformation, and the numerical estimation …

The rapidly growing field of mechanobiology demands for robust and reproducible
characterization of cell mechanical properties. Recent achievements in understanding the …