Atherosclerosis is an inflammatory disease resulting in the hardening and thickening of the
wall of arteries and the formation of plaques, which comprise immune cells, mesenchymal …

Various cues from the microenvironment in which cells live can regulate cellular functions. In
addition to biochemical cues, increasing evidence has demonstrated that mechanical cues …

The ability of cells to perceive the mechanical identity of extracellular matrix, generally
known as mechanosensing, is generally depicted as a consequence of an intricate balance …

Physical cues of the scaffolds, elasticity, and stiffness significantly guide adhesion,
proliferation, and differentiation of stem cells. In addressable microenvironments constructed …

Mastering the interaction between cells and extracellular environment is a fundamental
prerequisite in order to engineer functional biomaterial interfaces able to instruct cells with …

Topography-driven alterations in cell morphology tremendously influence cell biological
processes, particularly stem cell differentiation. Aligned topography is known to alter the cell …

The commercial polydimethysiloxane elastomer Sylgard® 184 with mixing ratio 10: 1 is in
wide use for biomedical research or fundamental studies of mechanobiology. In this paper, a …

The fiber structures of tumor microenvironment (TME) are well‐known in regulating tumor
cell behaviors, and the plastic remolding of TME has recently been suggested to enhance …

How cells respond to mechanical forces from the surrounding environment is critical for cell
survival and function. The LINC complex is a central component in the mechanotransduction …

Exploring and developing multifunctional intelligent biomaterials is crucial to improve next-
generation therapies in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. Recent findings …