Optical stimulation and control of muscle cell contraction opens up a number of interesting
applications in hybrid robotic and medicine. Here we show that recently designed molecular …

This perspective article focuses on the innovative field of materials-based bacterial
engineering, highlighting interdisciplinary research that employs material science to study …

Mechanosensitive ion channels are present in the plasma membranes of all cells. They play
a fundamental role in converting mechanical stimuli into biochemical signals and are …

Significant challenges have emerged in the development of biomimetic electronic interfaces
capable of dynamic interaction with living organisms and biological systems, including …