Tracking mechanics and volume of globular cells with atomic force microscopy using a constant-height clamp

Membrane potential depolarization decreases the stiffness of vascular endothelial cells

(2011) C. Callies et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE

Mechanical signaling through the cytoskeleton regulates cell proliferation by coordinated focal adhesion and Rho GTPase signaling

(2011) P. P. Provenzano et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE

Experimental validation of atomic force microscopy-based cell elasticity measurements

(2011) Andrew R Harris et al.   NANOTECHNOLOGY

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

(2011) Michael T Yang et al.   Nature Protocols

An AFM-Based Stiffness Clamp for Dynamic Control of Rigidity

(2011) Kevin D. Webster et al.   PLoS One

Force probing cell shape changes to molecular resolution

(2011) Martin P. Stewart et al.   TRENDS IN BIOCHEMICAL SCIENCES

Biophysical properties of normal and diseased renal glomeruli

(2010) Hans M. Wyss et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-CELL PHYSIOLOGY

Cell Motility and Mechanics in Three-Dimensional Collagen Matrices

(2010) Frederick Grinnell et al.   Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology

Mechanical Integration of Actin and Adhesion Dynamics in Cell Migration

(2010) Margaret L. Gardel et al.   Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology

Complex Fluids: Probing Mechanical Properties of Biological Systems with Optical Tweezers

(2010) H. Daniel Ou-Yang et al.   Annual Review of Physical Chemistry

Mechanical control of tissue and organ development

(2010) T. Mammoto et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Critical review: cellular mechanobiology and amoeboid migration

(2010) Jochen Guck et al.   Integrative Biology

Mechanisms of mechanical signaling in development and disease

(2010) P. A. Janmey et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE

Anisotropies in cortical tension reveal the physical basis of polarizing cortical flows

(2010) Mirjam Mayer et al.   NATURE

Hydrostatic pressure and the actomyosin cortex drive mitotic cell rounding

(2010) Martin P. Stewart et al.   NATURE

Mechanics and contraction dynamics of single platelets and implications for clot stiffening

(2010) Wilbur A. Lam et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Noncontact microrheology at acoustic frequencies using frequency-modulated atomic force microscopy

(2010) Núria Gavara et al.   NATURE METHODS

Measurement of mechanical tractions exerted by cells in three-dimensional matrices

(2010) Wesley R Legant et al.   NATURE METHODS

Triggering cell detachment from patterned electrode arrays by programmed subcellular release

(2010) Bridget Wildt et al.   Nature Protocols

Quantifying cellular adhesion to extracellular matrix components by single-cell force spectroscopy

(2010) Jens Friedrichs et al.   Nature Protocols

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

(2010) V. Lulevich et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Measurement of adherent cell mass and growth

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

Biomechanics: Cell Research and Applications for the Next Decade

(2009) Dennis Discher et al.   ANNALS OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

Microfluidic Investigation Reveals Distinct Roles for Actin Cytoskeleton and Myosin II Activity in Capillary Leukocyte Trafficking

(2009) Sylvain Gabriele et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Oral Cancer Diagnosis by Mechanical Phenotyping

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

Cell–Matrix De-Adhesion Dynamics Reflect Contractile Mechanics

(2009) Shamik Sen et al.   Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering

Biology and Physics of Cell Shape Changes in Development

(2009) Ewa Paluch et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Mechanical modes of ‘amoeboid’ cell migration

(2009) Tim Lämmermann et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN CELL BIOLOGY

Force probing surfaces of living cells to molecular resolution

(2009) Daniel J Müller et al.   Nature Chemical Biology

High-Resolution Probing of Cellular Force Transmission

(2009) Daisuke Mizuno et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Micro-Environmental Mechanical Stress Controls Tumor Spheroid Size and Morphology by Suppressing Proliferation and Inducing Apoptosis in Cancer Cells

(2009) Gang Cheng et al.   PLoS One

Single-cell response to stiffness exhibits muscle-like behavior

(2009) D. Mitrossilis et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Quantifying cellular traction forces in three dimensions

(2009) Stacey A. Maskarinec et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Mechanical tension contributes to clustering of neurotransmitter vesicles at presynaptic terminals

(2009) S. Siechen et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Universal behavior of the osmotically compressed cell and its analogy to the colloidal glass transition

(2009) E. H. Zhou et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Growth Factors, Matrices, and Forces Combine and Control Stem Cells

(2009) D. E. Discher et al.   SCIENCE

Moesin Controls Cortical Rigidity, Cell Rounding, and Spindle Morphogenesis during Mitosis

(2008) Patricia Kunda et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Moesin and its activating kinase Slik are required for cortical stability and microtubule organization in mitotic cells

(2008) Sébastien Carreno et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Single-cell force spectroscopy

(2008) J. Helenius et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE

Optical tweezers for single cells

(2008) H. Zhang et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Analyzing cell mechanics in hematologic diseases with microfluidic biophysical flow cytometry

(2008) Michael J. Rosenbluth et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Tensile forces govern germ-layer organization in zebrafish

(2008) M. Krieg et al.   NATURE CELL BIOLOGY

Atomic force microscopy as a multifunctional molecular toolbox in nanobiotechnology

(2008) Daniel J. Müller et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

From cells to organs: building polarized tissue

(2008) David M. Bryant et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY

Atomic force microscopy analysis of cell volume regulation

(2008) Chiara Spagnoli et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW E