Live-cell subcellular measurement of cell stiffness using a microengineered stretchable micropost array membrane

Cell Shape and Substrate Rigidity Both Regulate Cell Stiffness

(2011) Shang-You Tee et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Heterogeneous response of traction force at focal adhesions of vascular smooth muscle cells subjected to macroscopic stretch on a micropillar substrate

(2011) Kazuaki Nagayama et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS

In vitro modeling of the microvascular occlusion and thrombosis that occur in hematologic diseases using microfluidic technology

(2011) Michelle Tsai et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION

A silicone-based stretchable micropost array membrane for monitoring live-cell subcellular cytoskeletal response

(2011) Jennifer M. Mann et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Assaying stem cell mechanobiology on microfabricated elastomeric substrates with geometrically modulated rigidity

(2011) Michael T Yang et al.   Nature Protocols

Actin and serum response factor transduce physical cues from the microenvironment to regulate epidermal stem cell fate decisions

(2010) John T. Connelly et al.   NATURE CELL BIOLOGY

Harnessing traction-mediated manipulation of the cell/matrix interface to control stem-cell fate

(2010) Nathaniel Huebsch et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Mechanical regulation of cell function with geometrically modulated elastomeric substrates

(2010) Jianping Fu et al.   NATURE METHODS

Stretch-Induced Stress Fiber Remodeling and the Activations of JNK and ERK Depend on Mechanical Strain Rate, but Not FAK

(2010) Hui-Ju Hsu et al.   PLoS One

Real-time single-cell response to stiffness

(2010) D. Mitrossilis et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Substrate Elasticity Regulates Skeletal Muscle Stem Cell Self-Renewal in Culture

(2010) P. M. Gilbert et al.   SCIENCE

Oral Cancer Diagnosis by Mechanical Phenotyping

(2009) T. W. Remmerbach et al.   CANCER RESEARCH

Matrix Crosslinking Forces Tumor Progression by Enhancing Integrin Signaling

(2009) Kandice R. Levental et al.   CELL

Differential Matrix Rigidity Response in Breast Cancer Cell Lines Correlates with the Tissue Tropism

(2009) Ana Kostic et al.   PLoS One

Time-dependent Changes in Smooth Muscle Cell Stiffness and Focal Adhesion Area in Response to Cyclic Equibiaxial Stretch

(2008) S. Na et al.   ANNALS OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

Mapping Cell-Matrix Stresses during Stretch Reveals Inelastic Reorganization of the Cytoskeleton

(2008) Núria Gavara et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Stretch-activated force shedding, force recovery, and cytoskeletal remodeling in contractile fibroblasts

(2008) Ali Nekouzadeh et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS

Mechanotransduction at a distance: mechanically coupling the extracellular matrix with the nucleus

(2008) Ning Wang et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY