Multifaceted design and emerging applications of tissue adhesives
Tissue adhesives can form appreciable adhesion with tissues and have found clinical use in
a variety of medical settings such as wound closure, surgical sealants, regenerative …
a variety of medical settings such as wound closure, surgical sealants, regenerative …
Quantifying forces in cell biology
Cells exert, sense, and respond to physical forces through an astounding diversity of
mechanisms. Here we review recently developed tools to quantify the forces generated by …
mechanisms. Here we review recently developed tools to quantify the forces generated by …
Advancing biomaterials of human origin for tissue engineering
FM Chen, X Liu - Progress in polymer science, 2016 - Elsevier
Biomaterials have played an increasingly prominent role in the success of biomedical
devices and in the development of tissue engineering, which seeks to unlock the …
devices and in the development of tissue engineering, which seeks to unlock the …
Flow-induced reprogramming of endothelial cells in atherosclerosis
Atherosclerotic diseases such as myocardial infarction, ischaemic stroke and peripheral
artery disease continue to be leading causes of death worldwide despite the success of …
artery disease continue to be leading causes of death worldwide despite the success of …
Single and collective cell migration: the mechanics of adhesions
C De Pascalis… - Molecular biology of the …, 2017 - Am Soc Cell Biol
Chemical and physical properties of the environment control cell proliferation, differentiation,
or apoptosis in the long term. However, to be able to move and migrate through a complex …
or apoptosis in the long term. However, to be able to move and migrate through a complex …
Active superelasticity in three-dimensional epithelia of controlled shape
Fundamental biological processes are carried out by curved epithelial sheets that enclose a
pressurized lumen. How these sheets develop and withstand three-dimensional …
pressurized lumen. How these sheets develop and withstand three-dimensional …
Actin dynamics, architecture, and mechanics in cell motility
L Blanchoin, R Boujemaa-Paterski… - Physiological …, 2014 - journals.physiology.org
Tight coupling between biochemical and mechanical properties of the actin cytoskeleton
drives a large range of cellular processes including polarity establishment, morphogenesis …
drives a large range of cellular processes including polarity establishment, morphogenesis …
Physical influences of the extracellular environment on cell migration
The way in which a cell migrates is influenced by the physical properties of its surroundings,
in particular the properties of the extracellular matrix. How the physical aspects of the cell's …
in particular the properties of the extracellular matrix. How the physical aspects of the cell's …
Local 3D matrix microenvironment regulates cell migration through spatiotemporal dynamics of contractility-dependent adhesions
AD Doyle, N Carvajal, A Jin, K Matsumoto… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
The physical properties of two-dimensional (2D) extracellular matrices (ECMs) modulate cell
adhesion dynamics and motility, but little is known about the roles of local …
adhesion dynamics and motility, but little is known about the roles of local …
[HTML][HTML] The Fluid—Mosaic Model of Membrane Structure: Still relevant to understanding the structure, function and dynamics of biological membranes after more than …
GL Nicolson - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Biomembranes, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract In 1972 the Fluid—Mosaic Membrane Model of membrane structure was proposed
based on thermodynamic principals of organization of membrane lipids and proteins and …
based on thermodynamic principals of organization of membrane lipids and proteins and …