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SUBMITTER: Guo CL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3681589 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Guo Chin-Lin CL Harris Nolan C NC Wijeratne Sithara S SS Frey Eric W EW Kiang Ching-Hwa CH
Cell & bioscience 20130603 1
Mechanical force is present in all aspects of living systems. It affects the conformation of molecules, the shape of cells, and the morphology of tissues. All of these are crucial in architecture-dependent biological functions. Nanoscience of advanced materials has provided knowledge and techniques that can be used to understand how mechanical force is involved in biological systems, as well as to open new avenues to tailor-made bio-mimetic materials with desirable properties.In this article, we ...[more]