Highlights ⿢ In vitro systems are needed to predict if, when, and where a tumor will
metastasize. ⿢ The ECM is a major driver of metastasis to specific tissue destinations. ⿢ …

Published data on the mechanical strength and elasticity of lung tissue is widely variable,
primarily due to differences in how testing was conducted across individual studies. This …

Quantification of the traction forces that cells apply to their surroundings has been critical to
the advancement of our understanding of cancer, development and basic cell biology. This …

For an airway or a blood vessel to narrow, there must be a connected path that links the
smooth muscle (SM) cells with each other, and transmits forces around the organ, causing it to …

… Global eradication of polio is within grasp. Only Pakistan, Nigeria and Afghanistan are
currently considered endemic for polio because they have never eliminated indigenous polio …

Abstract Knowledge of cell mechanical properties, such as elastic modulus, is essential to
understanding the mechanisms by which cells carry out many integrated functions in health …

Cellular traction forces are important quantitative measures in cell biology as they have
provided much insight into cell behavior in contexts such as cellular migration, differentiation, …

The current therapeutic approach to asthma focuses exclusively on targeting inflammation
and reducing airway smooth muscle force to prevent the recurrence of symptoms. However, …

… Although both are rare, once wild poliovirus transmission has been interrupted by OPV, the
only poliomyelitis due to poliovirus will be caused by OPV. Poliovirus will be eradicated only …

… (PAIS-SR), and a questionnaire about their polio histories. The SCL-90R and PAIS-SR are
… variables associated with polio and its late effects (such as severity of initial polio, use of an …