Cell motility is essential for life and development. Unfortunately, cell migration is also linked
to several pathological processes, such as cancer metastasis. Cells' ability to migrate relies …

It is increasingly appreciated that the cell nucleus is not only a home for DNA but also a
complex material that resists physical deformations and dynamically responds to external …

Palpation utilizes the fact that solid breast tumours are stiffer than the surrounding tissue.
However, cancer cells tend to soften, which may enhance their ability to squeeze through …

Skin is the largest organ in the body, and directly contact with the external environment.
Articles on the role of micro-current and skin have emerged in recent years. The function of …

Metabolism and mechanics are intrinsically intertwined. External forces, sensed through the
cytoskeleton or distortion of the cell and organelles, induce metabolic changes in the cell …

Rationale: Macrophage phagocytosis plays a role in cancer immunotherapy. The phagocytic
activity of macrophages, regulated by circadian clock genes, shows time-dependent …

Ion channels provide the basis for the nervous system's intrinsic electrical activity. Neuronal
excitability is a characteristic property of neurons and is critical for all functions of the …

During early embryogenesis, as cells divide in the developing embryo, the size of
intracellular organelles generally decreases to scale with the decrease in overall cell size …

The response of cells during spreading and motility is dictated by several multi-physics
events, which are triggered by extracellular cues and occur at different time-scales. For this …

The cell nucleus plays a critical role in mechanosensing and mechanotransduction
processes, by adaptive changes of its envelope composition to external biophysical stimuli …