Cell adhesion molecules (CAMs) of the cadherin and immunoglobulin superfamilies mediate cell–cell adhesion by engaging in homophilic and heterophilic interactions and, therefore, promote the formation ...

Cell migration affects all morphogenetic processes and contributes to numerous diseases, including cancer and cardiovascular disease. Cell migration begins with protrusion of the cell membrane, ...

Flagella are composed of over 20 unique proteins and represent a complex set of molecular machinery, working in unison to provide motility to many Gram-negative and positive species of bacteria, as ...

A research team discovers universal mechanism that leads to adhesion hysteresis in soft materials. Through a combination of experimental observations and simulations, the team demonstrated that ...

PITTSBURGH (October 4, 2017) ... The smaller the object, especially at the atomic or subatomic level, the stranger it behaves. For example, as technological devices become smaller and smaller, the ...

Welcome to the sticky chemistry of glues and adhesives! An adhesive is something used to stick things together. Adhesives are all around us, although sometimes hidden from our sight … or so obvious we ...

Although sutures and staples, which have been used by surgeons for decades, have saved and improved many lives, they have drawbacks. Suturing can be extremely time-consuming, and extending the ...