Engineering experts have proposed a novel technique to measure the cell traction force field and tackle the research gap. The interdisciplinary research team used single nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers ...

The choice of techniques of traction and the position of spinal traction are dependent on the part where the tractive force needs to be imparted and the patient's physical condition, individual ...

Molecules known as traction-force activated payloads (TrAPs) made from strands of DNA containing different chemical groups might be used to help heal wounds, according to new experiments by ...

Three-dimensional traction force microscopy shows where and how hard this bone-like cell is pulling on the surrounding gel. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of ...

Bacteria migrate using a range of curious ambulatory mechanisms. These migrations allow them to follow prey, to form biofilms, and simply to aggregate. And that raises a curious question. Given this ...

A famous demonstration of the counterintuitive power of friction involves two telephone directories with their pages alternately interleaved. People are then invited to pull the directories apart, a ...

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