This review extensively surveys the biomedical applications of hydrogels containing dextran.
Dextran has gained much attention as a biomaterial due to its distinctive properties such as …

Cell–cell and cell–matrix adhesions are fundamental in all multicellular organisms. They
play a key role in cellular growth, differentiation, pattern formation and migration. Cell-cell …

Single-cell adhesion force plays a crucial role in biological sciences, however its in-depth
investigation is hindered by the extremely low throughput and the lack of temporal resolution …

Cells exert, sense, and respond to the different physical forces through diverse mechanisms
and translating them into biochemical signals. The adhesion of cells is crucial in various …

In regenerative medicine, noncontact manipulation of cells enables new possibilities for
tissue engineering. Due to their physicochemical properties, superparamagnetic iron oxide …

Interfacial layers are important in a wide range of applications in biomedicine, biosensing,
analytical chemistry and the maritime industries. Given the growing number of applications …

Single-cell adhesion plays an essential role in biological and biomedical sciences, but its
precise measurement for a large number of cells is still a challenging task. At present, typical …

In this article, a review of a series of applications of atomic force microscopy (AFM) and
fluidic Atomic Force Microscopy (fluidic AFM, hereafter fluidFM) in single‐cell studies is …

The epithelium covers, protects, and actively regulates various formations and cavities of the
human body. During embryonic development the assembly of the epithelium is crucial to the …

In the past decade, extracellular vesicles (EVs) have attracted substantial interest in
biomedicine. With progress in the field, we have an increasing understanding of cellular …