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A Modular Bioinstructive Platform Reveals Mechanistic Insights into Additive‐Free, Topography‐Driven Osteogenesis

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Engineered microparticle topographies direct human mesenchymal stem cell osteogenesis without biochemical additives. This osteogenic commitment is driven by canonical Hedgehog signaling and followed by temporal IGF‐II engagement. Two‐photon polymerization demonstrates spatial control, enabling the engineering of topographical gradients that pattern ...
Fatmah I. Ghuloum, Leo A. H. Zeef, Lee A. Stevens, Marco A. N. Domingos, Susan J. Kimber, Mahetab H. Amer   +5 more
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Melt Electrowriting High Resolution Poly(ethylene‐co‐vinyl acetate) Scaffolds for Soft Tissue Engineering

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This work pioneers melt electrowriting (MEW) of polyethylene vinyl acetate (PEVA) to fabricate ultra‐compliant, high‐resolution scaffolds. By integrating microscale precision with soft tissue‐like biomechanics, PEVA overcomes stiffness‐driven limitations of conventional MEW polymers, establishing a mechanically biomimetic platform for soft tissue ...
Finn Snow, Darcy De Rauch, Lilith Mabel Caballero Aguilar, Darcy Millett, Jasley Wilding McBride, David R Nisbet, Magdalena Kita, Elena Pirogova, Robert Michail Ivan Kapsa, Anita Quigley   +9 more
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A New 3D Colon on a Chip to Decipher the Influence of Mechanical Forces on the Physiological Cellular Ecosystem

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
To dissect how mechanical forces influence intestinal physiology, we developed a stretchable 3D colon‐on‐chip that integrates tunable topography, stiffness and peristalsis‐like motion within a physiologically relevant microenvironment. We showed that stretching is a dominant factor governing epithelial behavior, markedly enhancing proliferation and ...
Moencopi Bernheim‐Dennery, Lauriane Gérémie, Julie Brun, Lucas Chassatte, Giacomo Gropplero, Réda Bouras, Jieun Choo, Bertrand Cinquin, Alba Marcellan, Danijela Matic Vignjevic, Stéphanie Descroix   +10 more
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Advanced Microarrays as Heterogeneous Force‐Remodeling Coordinator to Orchestrate Nuclear Configuration and Force‐Sensing Mechanotransduction in Stem Cells

Advanced Science
Integrin and focal adhesion can regulate cytoskeleton distribution to govern actin‐related force remodeling and play an important role in nuclear configuration and force‐sensing mechanotransduction of stem cells.
Nana Wang, Yan Hou, Lili Lin, Shihui Xu, Kyubae Lee, Yingjun Yang, Yazhou Chen, Yachun Li, Xiuhui Wang, Yongtao Wang, Tao Chen   +10 more
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Soft Neural Interfaces for Circuit‐Level Analysis of Magnetogenetic Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson's Disease Models

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Magnetogenetic deep brain stimulation (MG‐DBS) represents a wireless neuromodulation that has demonstrated long‐lasting behavioral benefits in Parkinson's disease models. However, the circuit‐level mechanisms underlying these therapeutic effects have remained uncharacterized due to limitations of conventional neural interfaces.
Jakyoung Lee, Yeongdo Lee, Enji Kim, Hunkyu Seo, Myoungjae Oh, Hanho Joo, Somin Lee, Jae‐Hyun Lee, Hyun Ho Jung, Minsuk Kwak, Jang‐Ung Park   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

αE-catenin-dependent mechanotransduction is essential for proper convergent extension in zebrafish

Biology Open, 2016
Cadherin complexes mediate cell-cell adhesion and are crucial for embryonic development. Besides their structural function, cadherin complexes also transduce tension across the junction-actomyosin axis into proportional biochemical responses.
Mitchell K. L. Han, Esteban Hoijman, Emily Nöel, Laurence Garric, Jeroen Bakkers, Johan de Rooij   +5 more
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Mechanotransduction in Liver Diseases [PDF]

Seminars in Liver Disease, 2019
AbstractChronic liver diseases, such as fibrosis and cancer, lead to a rigid or stiff liver because of perpetual activation of hepatic stellate cells or portal fibroblasts into matrix-producing myofibroblasts. Mechanical forces, as determined by the mechanical properties of extracellular matrix or pressure of circulating blood flow/shear stress, are ...
openaire   +2 more sources

Common Signatures of Altered Gene Regulation and Invasiveness of Different Breast Cancer Cell Lines after Matrix Interface Crossing

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Interface transmigration reprograms triple‐negative breast cancer cells, triggering a shared switch toward more aggressive and invasive phenotypes. Using a collagen I interface model, this study identifies shared transcriptional changes involving proliferation, chromatin remodeling, and DNA repair pathways.
Cornelia Clemens, Hannah Trampert, Nataliia Kotsiuba, Tilo Pompe   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hic-5 drives epithelial mechanotransduction promoting a feed-forward cycle of bronchoconstriction

Nature Communications
Mechanical forces are essential for organ function, but excessive or dysregulated forces can promote pathologic conditions. In asthma, bronchoconstriction narrows the airway, compressing the airway epithelium and activating mechanotransduction, yet key ...
Chimwemwe Mwase, Wenjiang Deng, Hyo Jin Kim, Jennifer A. Mitchel, Thien-Khoi Phung, Michael J. O’Sullivan, Joel A. Mathews, Jeffrey Crosby, Christopher E. Turner, Adam L. Haber, Jin-Ah Park   +10 more
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Respiratory Organ‐on‐a‐Chip for Disease Modeling: From Architecture to Functional Integration

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Respiratory organ‐on‐a‐chip (ROC) models capture key mechanical and cellular cues of the human respiratory system, enabling quantitative dissection of disease mechanisms. This review links ROC architectures to disease modeling, functional integration, and commercialization, and proposes a decision framework that aligns model complexity with mechanistic
Jinzhuo Hu, Yongjie Tang, Sidi Liu, Tao Xu, Qian Liu   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source