Advances in magnetic tweezers for single molecule and cell biophysics

Soft Iron/Silicon Composite Tubes for Magnetic Peristaltic Pumping: Frequency-Dependent Pressure and Volume Flow

(2013) Roland Fuhrer et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Synthesis of Superparamagnetic Particles with Tunable Morphologies: The Role of Nanoparticle–Nanoparticle Interactions

(2013) James J. O’Mahony et al.   LANGMUIR

Mechanical unfolding of human telomere G-quadruplex DNA probed by integrated fluorescence and magnetic tweezers spectroscopy

(2013) Xi Long et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Mapping of Single-Base Differences between Two DNA Strands in a Single Molecule Using Holliday Junction Nanomechanics

(2013) Camille Brème et al.   PLoS One

The Focal Adhesion: A Regulated Component of Aortic Stiffness

(2013) Robert J. Saphirstein et al.   PLoS One

Integrin-dependent force transmission to the extracellular matrix by  -actinin triggers adhesion maturation

(2013) P. Roca-Cusachs et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A high-speed magnetic tweezer beyond 10,000 frames per second

(2013) Bob M. Lansdorp et al.   REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS

The fabrication and directed self-assembly of micron-sized superparamagnetic non-spherical particles

(2013) Joe W. Tavacoli et al.   Soft Matter

Mechanical unzipping and rezipping of a single SNARE complex reveals hysteresis as a force-generating mechanism

(2013) Duyoung Min et al.   Nature Communications

Mechanical perturbation of filamin A immunoglobulin repeats 20-21 reveals potential non-equilibrium mechanochemical partner binding function

(2013) Hu Chen et al.   Scientific Reports

Magnetic-Plasmonic Dual Modulated FePt-Au Ternary Heterostructured Nanorods as a Promising Nano-Bioprobe

(2012) Yong Zhang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Nanoparticulate Iron Oxide Tubes from Microporous Organic Nanotubes as Stable Anode Materials for Lithium Ion Batteries

(2012) Narae Kang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Recent Advances in Magnetic Tweezers

(2012) Iwijn De Vlaminck et al.   Annual Review of Biophysics

Magnetic Tweezers-Based Force Clamp Reveals Mechanically Distinct apCAM Domain Interactions

(2012) Devrim Kilinc et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Non-Bias-Limited Tracking of Spherical Particles, Enabling Nanometer Resolution at Low Magnification

(2012) Marijn T.J. van Loenhout et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Cytoskeletal stiffness, friction, and fluidity of cancer cell lines with different metastatic potential

(2012) Mark F. Coughlin et al.   CLINICAL & EXPERIMENTAL METASTASIS

Localized Tensional Forces on PECAM-1 Elicit a Global Mechanotransduction Response via the Integrin-RhoA Pathway

(2012) Caitlin Collins et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Recent developments in single-molecule DNA mechanics

(2012) Zev Bryant et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY

Cadherin-dependent mechanotransduction depends on ligand identity but not affinity

(2012) H. Tabdili et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE

Mechanism of Homology Recognition in DNA Recombination from Dual-Molecule Experiments

(2012) Iwijn De Vlaminck et al.   MOLECULAR CELL

Electromagnetic Torque Tweezers: A Versatile Approach for Measurement of Single-Molecule Twist and Torque

(2012) Xander J. A. Janssen et al.   NANO LETTERS

Probing cellular traction forces with magnetic nanowires and microfabricated force sensor arrays

(2012) Yi-Chia Lin et al.   NANOTECHNOLOGY

Force probing of individual molecules inside the living cell is now a reality

(2012) Lene B Oddershede   Nature Chemical Biology

Ultrasensitive detection of toxic cations through changes in the tunnelling current across films of striped nanoparticles

(2012) Eun Seon Cho et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Winding single-molecule double-stranded DNA on a nanometer-sized reel

(2012) Huijuan You et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Mechanical Force Alters Morphogenetic Movements and Segmental Gene Expression Patterns during Drosophila Embryogenesis

(2012) Abhishek Kumar et al.   PLoS One

Torque measurements reveal sequence-specific cooperative transitions in supercoiled DNA

(2012) F. C. Oberstrass et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Direct Observation of Stalled Fork Restart via Fork Regression in the T4 Replication System

(2012) M. Manosas et al.   SCIENCE

Microrheology of highly crosslinked microtubule networks is dominated by force-induced crosslinker unbinding

(2012) Yali Yang et al.   Soft Matter

Artificial cilia of magnetically tagged polymer nanowires for biomimetic mechanosensing

(2011) P Schroeder et al.   Bioinspiration & Biomimetics

Improved High-Force Magnetic Tweezers for Stretching and Refolding of Proteins and Short DNA

(2011) Hu Chen et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

A Mechanoresponsive Cadherin-Keratin Complex Directs Polarized Protrusive Behavior and Collective Cell Migration

(2011) Gregory F. Weber et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL CELL

Mechanical Load Induces a 100-Fold Increase in the Rate of Collagen Proteolysis by MMP-1

(2011) Arjun S. Adhikari et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Magnetic Manipulation and Optical Imaging of an Active Plasmonic Single-Particle Fe–Au Nanorod

(2011) Yong Zhang et al.   LANGMUIR

Imaginary Magnetic Tweezers for Massively Parallel Surface Adhesion Spectroscopy

(2011) Ye Yang et al.   NANO LETTERS

Highly Parallel Magnetic Tweezers by Targeted DNA Tethering

(2011) Iwijn De Vlaminck et al.   NANO LETTERS

Direct Mechanical Measurements Reveal the Material Properties of Three-Dimensional DNA Origami

(2011) Dominik J. Kauert et al.   NANO LETTERS

Dynamic molecular processes mediate cellular mechanotransduction

(2011) Brenton D. Hoffman et al.   NATURE

A Possible Role for Integrin Signaling in Diffuse Axonal Injury

(2011) Matthew A. Hemphill et al.   PLoS One

Soft magnetic tweezers: A proof of principle

(2011) Francesco Mosconi et al.   REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS

Freely orbiting magnetic tweezers to directly monitor changes in the twist of nucleic acids

(2011) Jan Lipfert et al.   Nature Communications

Hyperpolarization of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Response to Magnetic Force

(2010) G.R. Kirkham et al.   IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NANOBIOSCIENCE

Quantitative high-resolution sensing of DNA hybridization using magnetic tweezers with evanescent illumination

(2010) Piercen M. Oliver et al.   Nanoscale

Phosphate release in F1-ATPase catalytic cycle follows ADP release

(2010) Rikiya Watanabe et al.   Nature Chemical Biology

Magnetic torque tweezers: measuring torsional stiffness in DNA and RecA-DNA filaments

(2010) Jan Lipfert et al.   NATURE METHODS

Concentration-dependent exchange accelerates turnover of proteins bound to double-stranded DNA

(2010) J. S. Graham et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Type III restriction enzymes cleave DNA by long-range interaction between sites in both head-to-head and tail-to-tail inverted repeat

(2010) K. van Aelst et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Minute negative superhelicity is sufficient to induce the B-Z transition in the presence of low tension

(2010) M. Lee et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Controlled Differentiation of Human Bone Marrow Stromal Cells Using Magnetic Nanoparticle Technology

(2010) Janos M. Kanczler et al.   TISSUE ENGINEERING PART A

Mechanical Characterization of Protein L in the Low-Force Regime by Electromagnetic Tweezers/Evanescent Nanometry

(2009) Ruchuan Liu et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Impact of External Stimuli and Cell Micro-Architecture on Intracellular Transport States

(2009) Jean Mahowald et al.   CHEMPHYSCHEM

Rapid integrated biosensor for multiplexed immunoassays based on actuated magnetic nanoparticles

(2009) D. M. Bruls et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Magnetic Tweezers Measurement of Single Molecule Torque

(2009) Alfredo Celedon et al.   NANO LETTERS

Single-molecule force spectroscopy reveals a highly compliant helical folding for the 30-nm chromatin fiber

(2009) Maarten Kruithof et al.   NATURE STRUCTURAL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

A high-resolution magnetic tweezer for single-molecule measurements

(2009) Kipom Kim et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Stretching Single Talin Rod Molecules Activates Vinculin Binding

(2009) A. del Rio et al.   SCIENCE