Mechanomedicine: Present state and future promise
Two recent conferences on mechanotransduction in biology and medicine showcased remarkable progress in this field and the potential for bringing mechanobiology into the clinic. In this Perspective, we discuss recent advances, the conceptual frameworks needed to develop clinical tools based on mechanobiology, and prospects for the future.
Authors
- Shu Chien (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0332-285X)
- Martin Alexander Schwartz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2071-1243)
- Ning Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7531-7385)
Institutions
- Northeastern University (US)
- University of San Diego (US)
- Yale University (US)
- University of California San Diego (US)
- Cardiovascular Research Center (BR)
- La Jolla Bioengineering Institute (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- Published
- 2025-11-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2509566122
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.25