Neuron Biomechanics Probed by Atomic Force Microscopy

Silk Hydrogels as Soft Substrates for Neural Tissue Engineering

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Mechanics in Neuronal Development and Repair

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Morphology and Nanomechanics of Sensory Neurons Growth Cones following Peripheral Nerve Injury

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Strength in the Periphery: Growth Cone Biomechanics and Substrate Rigidity Response in Peripheral and Central Nervous System Neurons

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Elasticity Maps of Living Neurons Measured by Combined Fluorescence and Atomic Force Microscopy

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Atomic force microscopy to characterize binding properties of α7-containing nicotinic acetylcholine receptors on neurokinin-1 receptor-expressing medullary respiratory neurons

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Cell Visco-Elasticity Measured with AFM and Optical Trapping at Sub-Micrometer Deformations

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Atomic force microscopy and its contribution to understanding the development of the nervous system

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Characterization of cellular elastic modulus using structure based double layer model

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Biomechanics of single cortical neurons

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Probing Mechanical Adaptation of Neurite Outgrowth on a Hydrogel Material Using Atomic Force Microscopy

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Cortical Neuron Outgrowth is Insensitive to Substrate Stiffness

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Development of neurons on micropatterns reveals that growth cone responds to a sharp change of concentration of laminin

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Distance Dependence of Neuronal Growth on Nanopatterned Gold Surfaces

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Single-cell mechanics provides a sensitive and quantitative means for probing amyloid-  peptide and neuronal cell interactions

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The biophysics of neuronal growth

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Fragmentation as a Mechanism for Growth Cone Pruning and Degeneration

(2010) Jelena Ban et al.   STEM CELLS AND DEVELOPMENT

Positioning and guidance of neurons on gold surfaces by directed assembly of proteins using Atomic Force Microscopy

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Neurite Branch Retraction Is Caused by a Threshold-Dependent Mechanical Impact

(2009) Kristian Franze et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Topography and Nanomechanics of Live Neuronal Growth Cones Analyzed by Atomic Force Microscopy

(2009) Ying Xiong et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Growth Cone 3-D Morphology is Modified by Distinct Micropatterned Adhesion Substrates

(2009) M. Messa et al.   IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NANOBIOSCIENCE

Neuronal elasticity as measured by atomic force microscopy

(2009) Mirela Mustata et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE METHODS

A morphological analysis of growth cones of DRG neurons combining Atomic Force and Confocal Microscopy

(2009) Jummi Laishram et al.   JOURNAL OF STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY

Atomic force microscopy detects differences in the surface brush of normal and cancerous cells

(2009) S. Iyer et al.   Nature Nanotechnology