Micropipette force sensors for in vivo force measurements on single cells and multicellular microorganisms

A modular approach for multifunctional polymersomes with controlled adhesive properties

(2018) Julien Petit et al.   Soft Matter

Micropipette force probe to quantify single-cell force generation: application to T-cell activation

(2017) Anna Sawicka et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL

Adhesion of Chlamydomonas microalgae to surfaces is switchable by light

(2017) Christian Titus Kreis et al.   Nature Physics

Oleoplaning droplets on lubricated surfaces

(2017) Dan Daniel et al.   Nature Physics

How drops start sliding over solid surfaces

(2017) Nan Gao et al.   Nature Physics

Cytotoxic T Cells Use Mechanical Force to Potentiate Target Cell Killing

(2016) Roshni Basu et al.   CELL

Coordinated beating of algal flagella is mediated by basal coupling

(2016) Kirsty Y. Wan et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Dynamic monitoring of cell mechanical properties using profile microindentation

(2016) L. Guillou et al.   Scientific Reports

The nematode C. elegans as a complex viscoelastic fluid

(2015) Matilda Backholm et al.   EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL E

A device for characterising the mechanical properties of the plantar soft tissue of the foot

(2015) D. Parker et al.   MEDICAL ENGINEERING & PHYSICS

Liquid Droplets on a Highly Deformable Membrane

(2015) Rafael D. Schulman et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

The effects of viscosity on the undulatory swimming dynamics of C. elegans

(2015) M. Backholm et al.   PHYSICS OF FLUIDS

Direct Measurements of Drag Forces in C. elegans Crawling Locomotion

(2014) Yegor Rabets et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Quantifying the forces guiding microbial cell adhesion using single-cell force spectroscopy

(2014) Audrey Beaussart et al.   Nature Protocols

Dynamic force patterns of an undulatory microswimmer

(2014) Rafael D. Schulman et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW E

Tangling of Tethered Swimmers: Interactions between Two Nematodes

(2014) Matilda Backholm et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Undulatory microswimming near solid boundaries

(2014) R. D. Schulman et al.   PHYSICS OF FLUIDS

Direct measurement of interaction forces between charged multilamellar vesicles†

(2014) John M. Frostad et al.   Soft Matter

Direct measurement of the interaction of model food emulsion droplets adhering by arrested coalescence

(2013) John M. Frostad et al.   COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS

Electrically Tunable Wetting Defects Characterized by a Simple Capillary Force Sensor

(2013) Dieter ’t Mannetje et al.   LANGMUIR

Cantilevered-Capillary Force Apparatus for Measuring Multiphase Fluid Interactions

(2013) John M. Frostad et al.   LANGMUIR

Multiparametric imaging of biological systems by force-distance curve–based AFM

(2013) Yves F Dufrêne et al.   NATURE METHODS

Viscoelastic properties of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans, a self-similar, shear-thinning worm

(2013) M. Backholm et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Macroscale adhesion of gecko setae reflects nanoscale differences in subsurface composition

(2012) P. Loskill et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Dynamic Measurement of the Force Required to Move a Liquid Drop on a Solid Surface

(2012) D. W. Pilat et al.   LANGMUIR

Microneedle-based analysis of the micromechanics of the metaphase spindle assembled in Xenopus laevis egg extracts

(2012) Yuta Shimamoto et al.   Nature Protocols

Experimental and computational analysis of soft tissue stiffness in forearm using a manual indentation device

(2011) Jarkko T. Iivarinen et al.   MEDICAL ENGINEERING & PHYSICS

Leidenfrost on a ratchet

(2011) Guillaume Lagubeau et al.   Nature Physics

Squeezing and Detachment of Living Cells

(2010) Marie-Josée Colbert et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Direct Measurement of the Flow Field around Swimming Microorganisms

(2010) Knut Drescher et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

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

Adhesion and membrane tension of single vesicles and living cells using a micropipette-based technique

(2009) M. -J. Colbert et al.   EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL E

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

Single-molecule force spectroscopy: optical tweezers, magnetic tweezers and atomic force microscopy

(2008) Keir C Neuman et al.   NATURE METHODS