As a representative physical factor in the extracellular matrix (ECM), ECM stiffness regulates fibroblast behaviors and contributes to physiological homeostasis and pathological processes. This ...

Bolted joints are among the most common structural elements in precision machinery. They are used because they are strong, serviceable and reliable. Yet, despite their prevalence, the moment stiffness ...

Key Laboratory of Shaanxi Province for Craniofacial Precision Medicine Research, College of Stomatology, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, P. R. China ...

Cells can sense when the extracellular matrix has been exposed to matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), even if the exposure is slight and does not alter matrix stiffness. We show that cells sense ...

Yale Cardiovascular Research Center, Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06511,United States Yale Stem Cell Center, New ...

The physical characteristics of the tumor microenvironment (TME) include solid stress, interstitial fluid pressure, tissue stiffness and microarchitecture. Among them, abnormal changes in tissue ...

Abstract: The determination of critical load in frames is a crucial part of determining the stability of a structure and creating a simplified method of analysis for varying element and frame ...

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