To elucidate the dynamic and functional role of a cell within the tissue it belongs to, it is
essential to understand its material properties. The cell is a viscoelastic material with highly …

Abstract Changes in the shape and structural organization of the cell nucleus occur during
many fundamental processes including development, differentiation and aging. In many of …

The physical properties of the protoplasm have long been of interest, and today, several
intricate methods, including atomic force microscopy, have been employed in studies of cellular …

Using the material technique recently developed by us, we prepared a micropattern on poly(ethylene
glycol) (PEG) hydrogel to keep background resistant to cell adhesion for a long time…

Cells derive their structural properties from a complex and active arrangement of stiff polymers.
How those proteins interact to give rise to the cell’s diverse characteristics remains a key …

Cell damage due to the mechanical impact during laser-assisted cell direct writing has been
observed and is a possible hurdle for broad applications of fragile cell direct writing. The …

Among individual cells of the same source and type, the complex shear modulus G ∗ exhibits
a large log-normal distribution that is the result of spatial, temporal, and intrinsic variations. …

Living cells are subjected to mechanical stimuli during all their lifetime. The cellular responses
to these stimuli have an important role in cellular behavior. Although, how they respond or …

… The cell as a material, however, is approximately six orders of magnitude softer ( Figure 1
) for the same reason as why a wool jumper is soft to the touch: The volume fraction of the …