Investigating the mechanical properties of zona pellucida of whole human oocytes by atomic force spectroscopy

Human oocyte developmental potential is predicted by mechanical properties within hours after fertilization

(2016) Livia Z. Yanez et al.   Nature Communications

Quantitating membrane bleb stiffness using AFM force spectroscopy and an optical sideview setup

(2015) Carina Gonnermann et al.   Integrative Biology

Role of zona pellucida glycoproteins during fertilization in humans

(2015) Satish Kumar Gupta   JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE IMMUNOLOGY

Investigating cell mechanics with atomic force microscopy

(2015) K. Haase et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Real-time deformability cytometry: on-the-fly cell mechanical phenotyping

(2015) Oliver Otto et al.   NATURE METHODS

Membrane stiffening by STOML3 facilitates mechanosensation in sensory neurons

(2015) Yanmei Qi et al.   Nature Communications

Oocyte zona pellucida dysmorphology is associated with diminished in-vitro fertilization success

(2015) May-Tal Sauerbrun-Cutler et al.   Journal of Ovarian Research

18F-FDG PET-CT for Surveillance of Brazilian Patients with Li-Fraumeni Syndrome

(2015) Sonia Tereza Santos Nogueira et al.   Frontiers in Oncology

Investigation of Adhesion and Mechanical Properties of Human Glioma Cells by Single Cell Force Spectroscopy and Atomic Force Microscopy

(2014) Laura Andolfi et al.   PLoS One

Fine morphological assessment of quality of human mature oocytes after slow freezing or vitrification with a closed device: a comparative analysis

(2014) Veronica Bianchi et al.   Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology

A hybrid characterization framework to determine the visco-hyperelastic properties of a porcine zona pellucida

(2014) A. Boccaccio et al.   Interface Focus

The Effect of the Endothelial Cell Cortex on Atomic Force Microscopy Measurements

(2013) R. Vargas-Pinto et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Mechanical properties of biological specimens explored by atomic force microscopy

(2013) S Kasas et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICS D-APPLIED PHYSICS

Keratins as the main component for the mechanical integrity of keratinocytes

(2013) L. Ramms et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Elastic and Viscoelastic Characterization of Mouse Oocytes Using Micropipette Indentation

(2012) Xinyu Liu et al.   ANNALS OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

Mammalian zona pellucida glycoproteins: structure and function during fertilization

(2012) Satish K. Gupta et al.   CELL AND TISSUE RESEARCH

Cancer cell recognition – Mechanical phenotype

(2012) Małgorzata Lekka et al.   MICRON

The nanomechanical signature of breast cancer

(2012) Marija Plodinec et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Whole-Depth Change in Bovine Zona Pellucida Biomechanics after Fertilization: How Relevant in Hindering Polyspermy?

(2012) Massimiliano Papi et al.   PLoS One

Dynamic regulation of sperm interactions with the zona pellucida prior to and after fertilisation

(2012) B. M. Gadella   REPRODUCTION FERTILITY AND DEVELOPMENT

Factor V Leiden and prothrombin gene G20210A mutation and in vitro fertilization: prospective cohort study

(2011) G. Ricci et al.   HUMAN REPRODUCTION

The biology and dynamics of mammalian cortical granules

(2011) Min Liu   Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology

Interlaboratory round robin on cantilever calibration for AFM force spectroscopy

(2011) Joost te Riet et al.   ULTRAMICROSCOPY

Mechanical properties of zona pellucida hardening

(2009) Massimiliano Papi et al.   EUROPEAN BIOPHYSICS JOURNAL WITH BIOPHYSICS LETTERS

Estimating Young's modulus of zona pellucida by micropipette aspiration in combination with theoretical models of ovum

(2009) M. Khalilian et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface