1. New Analytical Methodology and Materials for Mechanobiology

   Guest Editorial 15 November 2016 Pages: 1139 - 1139

2. Mechano-Nanoarchitectonics for Bio-Functions at Interfaces

   • Katsuhiko Ariga

   Reviews 10 November 2016 Pages: 1141 - 1149

3. Integrin-independent Cell Adhesion Substrates: Possibility of Applications for Mechanobiology Research

   • Takash Hoshiba
   • Masani Tanaka

   Reviews 10 November 2016 Pages: 1151 - 1158

4. Nanoscale Mechanical Stimulation Method for Quantifying C. elegans Mechanosensory Behavior and Memory

   • Takuma Sugi
   • Etsuko Okumura
   • Ryuji Igarashi

   Original Papers 10 November 2016 Pages: 1159 - 1164

5. A Nanodiamond-peptide Bioconjugate for Fluorescence and ODMR Microscopy of a Single Actin Filament

   • Takuya Genjo
   • Shingo Sotoma
   • Masahiro Shirakawa

   OriginalPaper 10 November 2016 Pages: 1165 - 1170

6. Development of Microfluidic Systems for Fabricating Cellular Multilayers

   • Koji Matsuura
   • Ikuyo Sugimoto
   • Mitsuni Akashi

   OriginalPaper 10 November 2016 Pages: 1171 - 1176

7. Morphological and Mechanical Properties of Osteosarcoma Microenvironment Cells Explored by Atomic Force Microscopy

   • Xinlong Wang
   • Yingjun Yang
   • Guoping Chen

   OriginalPaper 10 November 2016 Pages: 1177 - 1182

8. Facile Preparation of Photoactivatable Surfaces with Tuned Substrate Adhesiveness

   • Yoshihisa Shimizu
   • Masao Kamimura
   • Jun Nakanishi

   OriginalPaper 10 November 2016 Pages: 1183 - 1188

9. Finite Element Analysis on Nanomechanical Sensing of Cellular Forces

   • Gaku Imamura
   • Kota Shiba
   • Genki Yoshikawa

   OriginalPaper 10 November 2016 Pages: 1189 - 1194

10. Combinational Effects of Polymer Viscoelasticity and Immobilized Peptides on Cell Adhesion to Cell-selective Scaffolds

    • Rio Kurimoto
    • Kei Kanie
    • Ryuji Kato

    OriginalPaper 10 November 2016 Pages: 1195 - 1202

11. Design of Tetra-arm PEG-crosslinked Thermoresponsive Hydrogel for 3D Cell Culture

    • Aya Mizutani Akimoto
    • Erika Hasuike
    • Ryo Yoshida

    OriginalPaper 10 November 2016 Pages: 1203 - 1205

12. A Perturbation Analysis to Understand the Mechanism How Migrating Cells Sense and Respond to a Topography in the Extracellular Environment

    • Hiromi Miyoshi
    • Kensuke Suzuki
    • Yutaka Yamagata

    Notes 10 November 2016 Pages: 1207 - 1211

13. Alternation of Gene Expression Levels in Mesenchymal Stein Cells by Applying Positive Dielectrophoresis

    • Junya Yoshioka
    • Toni Yoshitomi
    • Keitaro Yoshimoto

    Notes 10 November 2016 Pages: 1213 - 1216

14. Fluidic Culture and Analysis of Pulmonary Artery Smooth Muscle Cells for the Study of Pulmonary Hypertension

    • Kae Sato
    • Minori Nakajima
    • Aiko Ogawa

    Notes 10 November 2016 Pages: 1217 - 1221

15. A Rhodamine-based Dual Chemosensor for the Simultaneous Detection of Fe³⁺ and Cu²⁺

    • Tao Lan
    • Feng-He Wang
    • Feng-Yun Wang

    OriginalPaper 10 November 2016 Pages: 1223 - 1229

16. A Highly Sensitive and Selective Method for the Determination of an Iodate in Table-salt Samples Using Malachite Green-based Spectrophotometry

    • Mongkol Konkayan
    • Nunticha Limchoowong
    • Saksit Chanthai

    OriginalPaper 10 November 2016 Pages: 1231 - 1236

17. Quantitative Analysis of Trace Elements in Silicate Glass Sample by LA-ICP-QMS/QMS with an ORC: Silicon as the Matrix of Calibrating Solutions and the Internal Standard for Measurement

    • Yanbei Zhu

    OriginalPaper 10 November 2016 Pages: 1237 - 1243

18. A Label-free Time-resolved Luminescent Platform for Sensitive Endonuclease V Detection Based on Exonuclease III Regulated DNA-Tb³⁺ Luminescence

    • Huaijun Nie
    • Huifen Huang
    • Tao Yang

    OriginalPaper 10 November 2016 Pages: 1245 - 1250

19. Estimation of the Compatibility of Blend Composites of Resins by Measuring the Fluorescent Spectra

    • Hideki Hayashi
    • Masanobu Maeda
    • Koji Hirano

    OriginalPaper 10 November 2016 Pages: 1251 - 1256

20. Quantitative Determination of NTA and Other Chelating Agents in Detergents by Potentiometric Titration with Copper Ion Selective Electrode

    • Sana Ito
    • Masaki Morita

    OriginalPaper 10 November 2016 Pages: 1257 - 1261

21. Announcements

    Announcement 15 November 2016 Pages: 1263 - 1266

22. Erratum: Chromatographic Finger print-Bioactivity Relationships of the Antitumor Properties of Bufo bufo gargarizans Skin Extracts

    • Lulu Sun
    • Jing Zhang
    • Zhitao Zhang

    Erratum 15 November 2016 Pages: 1267 - 1267