The nanomechanical signature of breast cancer

Cancer cell detection in tissue sections using AFM

(2011) Małgorzata Lekka et al.   ARCHIVES OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS

Collective epithelial cell invasion overcomes mechanical barriers of collagenous extracellular matrix by a narrow tube-like geometry and MMP14-dependent local softening

(2011) Jordi Alcaraz et al.   Integrative Biology

In situ force mapping of mammary gland transformation

(2011) Jose I. Lopez et al.   Integrative Biology

Valerie Weaver: Overcoming cancer's stiff resistance

(2011) Caitlin Sedwick   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

The nanomechanical properties of rat fibroblasts are modulated by interfering with the vimentin intermediate filament system

(2011) Marija Plodinec et al.   JOURNAL OF STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY

Balancing forces: architectural control of mechanotransduction

(2011) Christopher C. DuFort et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY

Hypoxia-inducible factor 1 is a master regulator of breast cancer metastatic niche formation

(2011) C. C.-L. Wong et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Micro- and Nanomechanical Analysis of Articular Cartilage by Indentation-Type Atomic Force Microscopy: Validation with a Gel-Microfiber Composite

(2010) Marko Loparic et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Are biomechanical changes necessary for tumour progression?

(2010) Anatol Fritsch et al.   Nature Physics

Axial-Shear Strain Imaging for Differentiating Benign and Malignant Breast Masses

(2010) Haiyan Xu et al.   ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY

Mechanics, malignancy, and metastasis: The force journey of a tumor cell

(2009) Sanjay Kumar et al.   CANCER AND METASTASIS REVIEWS

Matrix Crosslinking Forces Tumor Progression by Enhancing Integrin Signaling

(2009) Kandice R. Levental et al.   CELL

Early detection of aging cartilage and osteoarthritis in mice and patient samples using atomic force microscopy

(2009) Martin Stolz et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Three-dimensional context regulation of metastasis

(2008) Janine T. Erler et al.   CLINICAL & EXPERIMENTAL METASTASIS