Cell mechanics: principles, practices, and prospects

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Cells generate and sustain mechanical forces within their environment as part of their normal physiology. They are active materials that can detect mechanical stimulation by the activation of mechanosensitive signaling pathways, and respond to physical cues through cytoskeletal re‐organization and force generation. Genetic mutations and pathogens that disrupt the cytoskeletal architecture can result in changes to...

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