Biomechano-Interactive Materials and Interfaces

Auxetic Mechanical Metamaterials to Enhance Sensitivity of Stretchable Strain Sensors

(2018) Ying Jiang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Mechano-Based Transductive Sensing for Wearable Healthcare

(2018) Ting Wang et al.   Small

A wet-tolerant adhesive patch inspired by protuberances in suction cups of octopi

(2017) Sangyul Baik et al.   NATURE

Inflammation-free, gas-permeable, lightweight, stretchable on-skin electronics with nanomeshes

(2017) Akihito Miyamoto et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Mechanical forces direct stem cell behaviour in development and regeneration

(2017) Kyle H. Vining et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY

Tough adhesives for diverse wet surfaces

(2017) J. Li et al.   SCIENCE

Soft robotic sleeve supports heart function

(2017) Ellen T. Roche et al.   Science Translational Medicine

Human eye-inspired soft optoelectronic device using high-density MoS2-graphene curved image sensor array

(2017) Changsoon Choi et al.   Nature Communications

Rethinking cancer nanotheranostics

(2017) Hongmin Chen et al.   Nature Reviews Materials

Hydrogel increases localized transport regions and skin permeability during low frequency ultrasound treatment

(2017) Tatiana Aparecida Pereira et al.   Scientific Reports

Stretchable, Skin-Mountable, and Wearable Strain Sensors and Their Potential Applications: A Review

(2016) Morteza Amjadi et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Recent Advances in Flexible and Stretchable Bio-Electronic Devices Integrated with Nanomaterials

(2016) Suji Choi et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

High-Adhesion Stretchable Electrodes Based on Nanopile Interlocking

(2016) Zhiyuan Liu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Bio-Inspired Mechanotactic Hybrids for Orchestrating Traction-Mediated Epithelial Migration

(2016) Pingqiang Cai et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Stretch-Induced Drug Delivery from Superhydrophobic Polymer Composites: Use of Crack Propagation Failure Modes for Controlling Release Rates

(2016) Julia Wang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

A Mechanogenetic Toolkit for Interrogating Cell Signaling in Space and Time

(2016) Daeha Seo et al.   CELL

Mechanical Force-Triggered Drug Delivery

(2016) Yuqi Zhang et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

A novel thermo-mechanical system enhanced transdermal delivery of hydrophilic active agents by fractional ablation

(2016) Amnon C. Sintov et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICS

Elastic drug delivery: could treatments be triggered by patient movement?

(2016) Yuqi Zhang et al.   Nanomedicine

A brain–spine interface alleviating gait deficits after spinal cord injury in primates

(2016) Marco Capogrosso et al.   NATURE

The rise of plastic bioelectronics

(2016) Takao Someya et al.   NATURE

An integrated design and fabrication strategy for entirely soft, autonomous robots

(2016) Michael Wehner et al.   NATURE

Fully integrated wearable sensor arrays for multiplexed in situ perspiration analysis

(2016) Wei Gao et al.   NATURE

A highly stretchable autonomous self-healing elastomer

(2016) Cheng-Hui Li et al.   Nature Chemistry

Directed migration of cancer cells guided by the graded texture of the underlying matrix

(2016) JinSeok Park et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Engineered hybrid cardiac patches with multifunctional electronics for online monitoring and regulation of tissue function

(2016) Ron Feiner et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Instrumented cardiac microphysiological devices via multimaterial three-dimensional printing

(2016) Johan U. Lind et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Interfacial geometry dictates cancer cell tumorigenicity

(2016) Junmin Lee et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Pursuing prosthetic electronic skin

(2016) Alex Chortos et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

A graphene-based electrochemical device with thermoresponsive microneedles for diabetes monitoring and therapy

(2016) Hyunjae Lee et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Spatially patterned matrix elasticity directs stem cell fate

(2016) Chun Yang et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Phototactic guidance of a tissue-engineered soft-robotic ray

(2016) S.-J. Park et al.   SCIENCE

Sensitive electromechanical sensors using viscoelastic graphene-polymer nanocomposites

(2016) C. S. Boland et al.   SCIENCE

Electromechanical cardioplasty using a wrapped elasto-conductive epicardial mesh

(2016) Jinkyung Park et al.   Science Translational Medicine

A soft, wearable microfluidic device for the capture, storage, and colorimetric sensing of sweat

(2016) A. Koh et al.   Science Translational Medicine

Bioresponsive materials

(2016) Yue Lu et al.   Nature Reviews Materials

Stretch-Triggered Drug Delivery from Wearable Elastomer Films Containing Therapeutic Depots

(2015) Jin Di et al.   ACS Nano

Bioresorbable Electronic Stent Integrated with Therapeutic Nanoparticles for Endovascular Diseases

(2015) Donghee Son et al.   ACS Nano

Nanopatterned Textile-Based Wearable Triboelectric Nanogenerator

(2015) Wanchul Seung et al.   ACS Nano

Stretchable Carbon Nanotube Charge-Trap Floating-Gate Memory and Logic Devices for Wearable Electronics

(2015) Donghee Son et al.   ACS Nano

Gradient Porous Elastic Hydrogels with Shape-Memory Property and Anisotropic Responses for Programmable Locomotion

(2015) Rongcong Luo et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Highly Stretchable Gold Nanobelts with Sinusoidal Structures for Recording Electrocorticograms

(2015) Dianpeng Qi et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Thickness-Gradient Films for High Gauge Factor Stretchable Strain Sensors

(2015) Zhiyuan Liu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

A Hyper-Stretchable Elastic-Composite Energy Harvester

(2015) Chang Kyu Jeong et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

3D culture broadly regulates tumor cell hypoxia response and angiogenesis via pro-inflammatory pathways

(2015) Peter DelNero et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Applicability and safety of dual-frequency ultrasonic treatment for the transdermal delivery of drugs

(2015) Carl M. Schoellhammer et al.   JOURNAL OF CONTROLLED RELEASE

Hierarchical Nanowire Arrays as Three-Dimensional Fractal Nanobiointerfaces for High Efficient Capture of Cancer Cells

(2015) Feilong Zhang et al.   NANO LETTERS

Graphene kirigami

(2015) Melina K. Blees et al.   NATURE

Hydraulic fracture during epithelial stretching

(2015) Laura Casares et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Hydrogels with tunable stress relaxation regulate stem cell fate and activity

(2015) Ovijit Chaudhuri et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Organs-on-chips at the frontiers of drug discovery

(2015) Eric W. Esch et al.   NATURE REVIEWS DRUG DISCOVERY

Microneedle-array patches loaded with hypoxia-sensitive vesicles provide fast glucose-responsive insulin delivery

(2015) Jicheng Yu et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Glucose-responsive insulin activity by covalent modification with aliphatic phenylboronic acid conjugates

(2015) Danny Hung-Chieh Chou et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Electronic dura mater for long-term multimodal neural interfaces

(2015) I. R. Minev et al.   SCIENCE

A skin-inspired organic digital mechanoreceptor

(2015) B. C.- K. Tee et al.   SCIENCE

Substrate stress relaxation regulates cell spreading

(2015) Ovijit Chaudhuri et al.   Nature Communications

Bio-inspired micropatterned hydrogel to direct and deconstruct hierarchical processing of geometry-force signals by human mesenchymal stem cells during smooth muscle cell differentiation

(2015) Chor Yong Tay et al.   NPG Asia Materials

Role of Cytoskeletal Tension in the Induction of Cardiomyogenic Differentiation in Micropatterned Human Mesenchymal Stem Cell

(2015) Ajay Tijore et al.   Advanced Healthcare Materials

Cephalopod-Inspired Miniaturized Suction Cups for Smart Medical Skin

(2015) Moon Kee Choi et al.   Advanced Healthcare Materials

Advances of flexible pressure sensors toward artificial intelligence and health care applications

(2015) Yaping Zang et al.   Materials Horizons

Rational Design of Materials Interface for Efficient Capture of Circulating Tumor Cells

(2015) Yong-Qiang Li et al.   Advanced Science

State-of-the-art materials for ultrasound-triggered drug delivery

(2014) Shashank R. Sirsi et al.   ADVANCED DRUG DELIVERY REVIEWS

Materials and Designs for Wireless Epidermal Sensors of Hydration and Strain

(2014) Xian Huang et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Orthogonally Engineering Matrix Topography and Rigidity to Regulate Multicellular Morphology

(2014) Benhui Hu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Mechanical Force-Driven Growth of Elongated Bending TiO2-based Nanotubular Materials for Ultrafast Rechargeable Lithium Ion Batteries

(2014) Yuxin Tang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Highly Skin-Conformal Microhairy Sensor for Pulse Signal Amplification

(2014) Changhyun Pang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

A Synergistic Capture Strategy for Enhanced Detection and Elimination of Bacteria

(2014) Yong-Qiang Li et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Enhanced Anticancer Efficacy by ATP-Mediated Liposomal Drug Delivery

(2014) Ran Mo et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Successive Mechanochemical Activation and Small Molecule Release in an Elastomeric Material

(2014) Michael B. Larsen et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Ultrasensitive mechanical crack-based sensor inspired by the spider sensory system

(2014) Daeshik Kang et al.   NATURE

Extracellular matrix stiffness and composition jointly regulate the induction of malignant phenotypes in mammary epithelium

(2014) Ovijit Chaudhuri et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Mechanical memory and dosing influence stem cell fate

(2014) Chun Yang et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Bioinspired structural materials

(2014) Ulrike G. K. Wegst et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Multifunctional wearable devices for diagnosis and therapy of movement disorders

(2014) Donghee Son et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Detection of cancer biomarkers in serum using a hybrid mechanical and optoplasmonic nanosensor

(2014) P. M. Kosaka et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Physical influences of the extracellular environment on cell migration

(2014) Guillaume Charras et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY

Appreciating force and shape — the rise of mechanotransduction in cell biology

(2014) Thomas Iskratsch et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY

Microstructured Graphene Arrays for Highly Sensitive Flexible Tactile Sensors

(2014) Bowen Zhu et al.   Small

Cell reorientation under cyclic stretching

(2014) Ariel Livne et al.   Nature Communications

A self-propelled biohybrid swimmer at low Reynolds number

(2014) Brian J. Williams et al.   Nature Communications

ATP-triggered anticancer drug delivery

(2014) Ran Mo et al.   Nature Communications

Stretchable silicon nanoribbon electronics for skin prosthesis

(2014) Jaemin Kim et al.   Nature Communications

Biophysically Defined and Cytocompatible Covalently Adaptable Networks as Viscoelastic 3D Cell Culture Systems

(2013) Daniel D. McKinnon et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Hyaluronic Acid-Based Hydrogels Containing Covalently Integrated Drug Depots: Implication for Controlling Inflammation in Mechanically Stressed Tissues

(2013) Longxi Xiao et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Controlled release from a mechanically-stimulated thermosensitive self-heating composite hydrogel

(2013) Mohamadreza Nassajian Moghadam et al.   BIOMATERIALS

The effect of time-dependent deformation of viscoelastic hydrogels on myogenic induction and Rac1 activity in mesenchymal stem cells

(2013) Andrew R. Cameron et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Magnetic responsive polymer composite materials

(2013) Julie Thévenot et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Nanoparticles Strengthen Intracellular Tension and Retard Cellular Migration

(2013) Chor Yong Tay et al.   NANO LETTERS

Epithelial bridges maintain tissue integrity during collective cell migration

(2013) Sri Ram Krishna Vedula et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Mechanics of Epithelial Tissue Homeostasis and Morphogenesis

(2013) C. Guillot et al.   SCIENCE

Stretchable batteries with self-similar serpentine interconnects and integrated wireless recharging systems

(2013) Sheng Xu et al.   Nature Communications

Ultrasound-Triggered Regulation of Blood Glucose Levels Using Injectable Nano-Network

(2013) Jin Di et al.   Advanced Healthcare Materials

β-Cyclodextrin-crosslinked alginate gel for patient-controlled drug delivery systems: regulation of host–guest interactions with mechanical stimuli

(2013) Hironori Izawa et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry B

Nanoparticles in cancer therapy and diagnosis

(2012) Irène Brigger et al.   ADVANCED DRUG DELIVERY REVIEWS

Dye-containing polymers: methods for preparation of mechanochromic materials

(2012) Francesco Ciardelli et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Magnetite nanoparticles as smart carriers to manipulate the cytotoxicity of anticancer drugs: magnetic control and pH-responsive release

(2012) Zhenghuan Zhao et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Mass-encoded synthetic biomarkers for multiplexed urinary monitoring of disease

(2012) Gabriel A Kwong et al.   NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY

A tissue-engineered jellyfish with biomimetic propulsion

(2012) Janna C Nawroth et al.   NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY

Extracellular-matrix tethering regulates stem-cell fate

(2012) Britta Trappmann et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Shear-stress sensitive lenticular vesicles for targeted drug delivery

(2012) Margaret N. Holme et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Cellular Traction Stresses Increase with Increasing Metastatic Potential

(2012) Casey M. Kraning-Rush et al.   PLoS One

Scanning probe-enabled nanocombinatorics define the relationship between fibronectin feature size and stem cell fate

(2012) L. R. Giam et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Emerging modes of collective cell migration induced by geometrical constraints

(2012) S. R. K. Vedula et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Rapid self-healing hydrogels

(2012) A. Phadke et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Shear-Activated Nanotherapeutics for Drug Targeting to Obstructed Blood Vessels

(2012) N. Korin et al.   SCIENCE

A Human Disease Model of Drug Toxicity–Induced Pulmonary Edema in a Lung-on-a-Chip Microdevice

(2012) Dongeun Huh et al.   Science Translational Medicine

Mechano-responsive hydrogels crosslinked by block copolymer micelles

(2012) Longxi Xiao et al.   Soft Matter

Mechanical Control of Nanomaterials and Nanosystems

(2011) Katsuhiko Ariga et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Combinatorial Peptide Ligand Library Treatment Followed by a Dual-Enzyme, Dual-Activation Approach on a Nanoflow Liquid Chromatography/Orbitrap/Electron Transfer Dissociation System for Comprehensive Analysis of Swine Plasma Proteome

(2011) Chengjian Tu et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Highly Efficient Capture of Circulating Tumor Cells by Using Nanostructured Silicon Substrates with Integrated Chaotic Micromixers

(2011) Shutao Wang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

The influence of substrate creep on mesenchymal stem cell behaviour and phenotype

(2011) Andrew. R. Cameron et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Cancer Invasion and the Microenvironment: Plasticity and Reciprocity

(2011) Peter Friedl et al.   CELL

Hallmarks of Cancer: The Next Generation

(2011) Douglas Hanahan et al.   CELL

Ultrasound-mediated transdermal drug delivery: Mechanisms, scope, and emerging trends

(2011) Baris E. Polat et al.   JOURNAL OF CONTROLLED RELEASE

Mechanoresponsive polymer nanoparticles, nanofibers and coatings as drug carriers and components of microfluidic devices

(2011) Y. Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Mechanoresponsive Materials

(2011) Christoph Weder   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Tailor-Made Dual pH-Sensitive Polymer–Doxorubicin Nanoparticles for Efficient Anticancer Drug Delivery

(2011) Jin-Zhi Du et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Ensembles of engineered cardiac tissues for physiological and pharmacological study: Heart on a chip

(2011) Anna Grosberg et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Nanowired three-dimensional cardiac patches

(2011) Tal Dvir et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Epidermal Electronics

(2011) D.-H. Kim et al.   SCIENCE

Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles End-Capped with Collagen: Redox-Responsive Nanoreservoirs for Targeted Drug Delivery

(2010) Zhong Luo et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

A microcomposite hydrogel for repeated on-demand ultrasound-triggered drug delivery

(2010) Hila Epstein-Barash et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Low-frequency sonophoresis: application to the transdermal delivery of macromolecules and hydrophilic drugs

(2010) Baris E Polat et al.   Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery

Micropatterning as a tool to decipher cell morphogenesis and functions

(2010) M. Thery   JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE

Measurement of mechanical tractions exerted by cells in three-dimensional matrices

(2010) Wesley R Legant et al.   NATURE METHODS

Reconstituting Organ-Level Lung Functions on a Chip

(2010) D. Huh et al.   SCIENCE

Three-Dimensional Nanostructured Substrates toward Efficient Capture of Circulating Tumor Cells

(2009) Shutao Wang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Microengineered Platforms for Cell Mechanobiology

(2009) Deok-Ho Kim et al.   Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering

Mechanically-Induced Chemical Changes in Polymeric Materials

(2009) Mary M. Caruso et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Formulation and coating of microneedles with inactivated influenza virus to improve vaccine stability and immunogenicity

(2009) Yeu-Chun Kim et al.   JOURNAL OF CONTROLLED RELEASE

Enhanced Reversible Adhesion of Dopamine Methacrylamide-Coated Elastomer Microfibrillar Structures under Wet Conditions

(2009) Paul Glass et al.   LANGMUIR

Force-induced activation of covalent bonds in mechanoresponsive polymeric materials

(2009) Douglas A. Davis et al.   NATURE

Mechanotransductive surfaces for reversible biocatalysis activation

(2009) Damien Mertz et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

A shear gradient–dependent platelet aggregation mechanism drives thrombus formation

(2009) Warwick S Nesbitt et al.   NATURE MEDICINE

Microbubbles in ultrasound-triggered drug and gene delivery

(2008) Sophie Hernot et al.   ADVANCED DRUG DELIVERY REVIEWS

Applications of Acoustics and Cavitation to Noninvasive Therapy and Drug Delivery

(2008) Constantin C. Coussios et al.   Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics

From Biological towards Artificial Molecular Motors

(2008) Moritz Mickler et al.   CHEMPHYSCHEM

Mechanotransduction gone awry

(2008) Diana E. Jaalouk et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY