What is Mechanotransduction?

What is Mechanotransduction?

Mechanotransduction is the study of how cells respond to forces and other stresses in their natural environment. Mechanical forces in the extracellular realm are transduced to signal pathways in cells that play a critical role in cell structure and function. Cells can...
Strex STB 1400 Overview

Strex STB 1400 Overview

This is Strex’s automated cell stretching system, which includes the main unit and a control unit. It is most commonly used in mechanotransduction and stretching experiments. This versatile setup with separate stretching and control units allows for the stretching...
Strex at BPS 2019 in Baltimore

Strex at BPS 2019 in Baltimore

STREX was in attendance again at Biophysical Society’s Annual Meeting, held on March 2-6 in Baltimore, Maryland. The show was a great success, capturing many conference attendees’ attention with our exciting eye-catching stretching systems, including...
Fluorescent Staining on a flexible PDMS membrane

Fluorescent Staining on a flexible PDMS membrane

A driving goal behind nearly every investigation in mechanotransduction is the cells’ biochemical response to mechanical stimulation. Along with cytoskeletal and morphological change, important qualitative and quantitative observations can be made about cell signaling...