ReviewFrontiers in physiology2018
Biomechanical Characterization at the Cell Scale: Present and Prospects.
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33 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Computational homogenization of histological microstructures in human prostate tissue: Heterogeneity, anisotropy and tension-compression asymmetry.International journal for numerical methods in biomedical engineering · 2023Article
- Trends in mechanobiology guided tissue engineering and tools to study cell-substrate interactions: a brief review.Biomaterials research · 2023Review
- Biomechanical models and mechanisms of cellular morphogenesis and cerebral cortical expansion and folding.Seminars in cell & developmental biology · 2023Review
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- Emerging Diamond Quantum Sensing in Bio-Membranes.Membranes · 2022Review
- Accurate and Automatic Extraction of Cell Self-Rotation Speed in an ODEP Field Using an Area Change Algorithm.Micromachines · 2022Article
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- Biophysics involved in the process of tumor immune escape.iScience · 2022Review
- Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Cortical Mechanics and Clinical Implications.Frontiers in oncology · 2022Review
- The biophysics of cancer: emerging insights from micro- and nanoscale tools.Advanced nanobiomed research · 2022Article
- Compromised Biomechanical Properties, Cell-Cell Adhesion and Nanotubes Communication in Cardiac Fibroblasts Carrying the Lamin A/C D192G Mutation.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021Article
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Abstract
The rapidly growing field of mechanobiology demands for robust and reproducible characterization of cell mechanical properties. Recent achievements in understanding the mechanical regulation of cell fate largely rely on technological platforms capable of probing the mechanical response of living cells and their physico-chemical interaction with the microenvironment. Besides the established family of atomic force microscopy (AFM) based methods, other approaches include optical, magnetic, and acoustic tweezers, as well as sensing substrates that take advantage of biomaterials chemistry and microfabrication techniques. In this review, we introduce the available methods with an emphasis on the most recent advances, and we discuss the challenges associated with their implementation.
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