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Stiffness

Surprisingly Simple Mechanical Behavior of a Complex Embryonic Tissue

Michelangelo von Dassow, James A. Strother, Lance A. Davidson

Complexity of the Tensegrity Structure for Dynamic Energy and Force Distribution of Cytoskeleton during Cell Spreading

Ting-Jung Chen, Chia-Ching Wu, [ ... ], Fong-Chin Su

Soft Substrates Promote Homogeneous Self-Renewal of Embryonic Stem Cells via Downregulating Cell-Matrix Tractions

Farhan Chowdhury, Yanzhen Li, [ ... ], Tetsuya S. Tanaka

Bioprospecting Finds the Toughest Biological Material: Extraordinary Silk from a Giant Riverine Orb Spider

Ingi Agnarsson, Matjaž Kuntner, Todd A. Blackledge

Soft Matrices Suppress Cooperative Behaviors among Receptor-Ligand Bonds in Cell Adhesion

Jin Qian, Huajian Gao

Adaptation to Delayed Force Perturbations in Reaching Movements

Noa Levy, Assaf Pressman, Ferdinando A. Mussa-Ivaldi, Amir Karniel

Fluidization and Resolidification of the Human Bladder Smooth Muscle Cell in Response to Transient Stretch

Cheng Chen, Ramaswamy Krishnan, [ ... ], Jeffrey J. Fredberg

Force-Field Compensation in a Manual Tracking Task

Valentina Squeri, Lorenzo Masia, [ ... ], Elena Vergaro

The Advantages of a Tapered Whisker

Christopher M. Williams, Eric M. Kramer

Isoform-Specific Contributions of α-Actinin to Glioma Cell Mechanobiology

Shamik Sen, Meimei Dong, Sanjay Kumar

Non-Linear Elasticity of Extracellular Matrices Enables Contractile Cells to Communicate Local Position and Orientation

Jessamine P. Winer, Shaina Oake, Paul A. Janmey

A Model of Postural Control in Quiet Standing: Robust Compensation of Delay-Induced Instability Using Intermittent Activation of Feedback Control

Yoshiyuki Asai, Yuichi Tasaka, [ ... ], Pietro Morasso

Pulse Wave Analysis in Normal Pregnancy: A Prospective Longitudinal Study

Asma Khalil, Eric Jauniaux, Derek Cooper, Kevin Harrington

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