The past decade has seen substantial growth in research into how changes in the
biomechanical and biophysical properties of cells and subcellular structures influence, and …

Living cells can sense mechanical forces and convert them into biological responses.
Similarly, biological and biochemical signals are known to influence the abilities of cells to …

Signaling and other cellular functions differ in three-dimensional compared with two-
dimensional systems. Cell adhesion structures can evolve in vitro towards in-vivo-like …

Surface adhesion of bacteria generally occurs in the presence of shear stress, and the
lifetime of receptor bonds is expected to be shortened in the presence of external force …

Objective: To examine the hypothesis that major extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins are
expressed differently in the left atrial tissue of patients in sinus rhythm (SR), lone atrial …

Cells face not only a complex biochemical environment but also a diverse biomechanical
environment. How cells respond to variations in mechanical forces is critical in homeostasis …

Programmed cell death is crucial for the development and maintenance of multicellular
organisms. The decision to live, or to die, depends, at the cellular level, upon the cell's …

Evidence is emerging that mechanical stretching can alter the functional states of proteins.
Fibronectin (Fn) is a large, extracellular matrix protein that is assembled by cells into elastic …

Mechanically induced conformational changes in proteins such as fibronectin are thought to
regulate the assembly of the extracellular matrix and underlie its elasticity and extensibility …

The deposition of surface coatings using a step‐by‐step approach from mutually interacting
species allows the fabrication of so called “multilayered films”. These coatings are very …