title: Progress in mimetic studies of cell adhesion and the mechanosensing.
abstract: Vesicle-substrate adhesion has been studied for over two decades with the motivation to understand and mimic cell adhesion. In recent years, with progress in theoretical modelling, the development of experimental techniques, and improved data-analysis procedures, considerable advances have been made in the understanding of the adhesion process. It is this progress which constitutes the focus of this review.
authors.affiliation: II. Institut für theoretische Physik, Universität Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 57/III, Stuttgart,D-70550, Germany. smith@theo2.uni-stuttgart.de
authors.forename: Ana-Suncana
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Erich
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sackmann
mesh_terms: D032701:Biomimetics; D002448:Cell Adhesion; D019040:E-Selectin / Q000737:chemistry; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D008857:Microscopy, Interference; D009842:Oligopeptides / Q000737:chemistry; D013499:Surface Properties; D013816:Thermodynamics
chemical_list: D019040:E-Selectin; D009842:Oligopeptides; C047981:arginyl-glycyl-aspartic acid