The microcirculation of mammals is an autoregulated and complex synchronised system according to the current demand for nutrients oxygen. undisturbed course vital functions such as growth, blood pressure regulation, inflammatory sequence embryogenesis bound endothelial integrity. sensible vasomotion particularly dependent on it. Mechano-transduction signalling networks play a critical role in c...

We extend a thermally accurate model for coarse grain dynamics (Strachan and Holian 2005 Phys. Rev. Lett. 94 014301) to enable the description of stressinduced chemical reactions in the degrees of freedom internal to the mesoparticles. Similar to the breathing sphere model, we introduce an additional variable that describes the internal state of the particles and whose dynamics is governed both...

This paper discusses the general concept of the Super Mechano-System, or SMS and its anticipated applications. The SMS is a new type of robot system, which can transform its shape and also its internal control system in accordance with the given tasks. Snake robots, running and walking robot with manipulation function, group robots, and unified and reconfigurable robots are the three main examp...

Oscillations play an important role in many dynamic cellular processes. They can emerge as the collective dynamic behavior of an ensemble of interacting components in the cell. Examples include oscillations in cytoskeletal structures such as the axonemes of cilia. Spontaneous oscillations of mechano-sensitive hair bundles have been shown to give frequency selectivity and amplification to mechan...

Abstract Myocardial function is tuned by dynamic changes in length and load via mechano-calcium feedback. This regulation may be significantly affected heart rhythm. We evaluated the mechano-induced modulation of contractility Ca-transient (CaT) rat myocardium subjected to twitch-by-twitch shortening–re-lengthening (↓–↑) trains different lengths (N = 1 … 720 cycles) at low (1 Hz) near-physiolog...

Flexible luminescent thin-film sensors have attracted widespread attention for their potential applications in biomedical detection, structural health and smart wear. In this work, PVDF/ZnS:Mn flexible were fabricated using electro-assisted 3D-printing techniques. The interaction influence of PVDF thin film ZnS:Mn studied. mechanism through which the matrix particles affects luminescence sensor...