Chunming Wang

The paper identifies a physical mechanism, liquid-like adhesion by phase separation (LAPS), that enables long-range cell adhesion through dynamic wetting layers, independent of classical receptor-ligand binding.

The paper refines analytical methods to quantify, identify, and visualize biogenic silicon in animal tissues, revealing its abundance and ECM-embedded networks in mice and humans.

The paper uses a physics model to show weakened heart contractility increases bacterial invasion risk in cardiac organoids, with mouse experiments confirming a 80% reduction in endocarditis risk with increased contractility.