A one-step procedure to probe the viscoelastic properties of cells by Atomic Force Microscopy

High-frequency microrheology reveals cytoskeleton dynamics in living cells

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ROCK signaling promotes collagen remodeling to facilitate invasive pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma tumor cell growth

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i-Rheo: Measuring the materials' linear viscoelastic properties “in a step”!

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A novel culture system for modulating single cell geometry in 3D

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Restoration of chondrocytic phenotype on a two-dimensional micropatterned surface

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Restoration of chondrocytic phenotype on a two-dimensional micropatterned surface

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Local mechanical properties of bladder cancer cells measured by AFM as a signature of metastatic potential

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Probing the Stochastic, Motor-Driven Properties of the Cytoplasm Using Force Spectrum Microscopy

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Probing of Polymer Surfaces in the Viscoelastic Regime

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High-Bandwidth AFM-Based Rheology Reveals that Cartilage is Most Sensitive to High Loading Rates at Early Stages of Impairment

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Monitoring Actin Cortex Thickness in Live Cells

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Rho-associated kinases in tumorigenesis: re-considering ROCK inhibition for cancer therapy

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A general approach for the microrheology of cancer cells by atomic force microscopy

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Microrheology with optical tweezers: data analysis

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Cancer Invasion and the Microenvironment: Plasticity and Reciprocity

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Can common adhesion molecules and microtopography affect cellular elasticity? A combined atomic force microscopy and optical study

(2010) Gordon McPhee et al.   MEDICAL & BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING & COMPUTING

Stress relaxation and creep on living cells with the atomic force microscope: a means to calculate elastic moduli and viscosities of cell components

(2010) Susana Moreno-Flores et al.   NANOTECHNOLOGY

Cell mechanics and the cytoskeleton

(2010) Daniel A. Fletcher et al.   NATURE

Cell Mechanics: Dissecting the Physical Responses of Cells to Force

(2009) Brenton D. Hoffman et al.   Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering

Contribution of the Cytoskeleton to the Compressive Properties and Recovery Behavior of Single Cells

(2009) Gidon Ofek et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

The cytoskeleton and cancer

(2009) Alan Hall   CANCER AND METASTASIS REVIEWS

Cytoskeletal control of growth and cell fate switching

(2009) Akiko Mammoto et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN CELL BIOLOGY

Measuring Viscoelasticity of Soft Samples Using Atomic Force Microscopy

(2009) S. Tripathy et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICAL ENGINEERING-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME

Direct conversion of rheological compliance measurements into storage and loss moduli

(2009) R. M. L. Evans et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW E

Mutant p53 drives metastasis and overcomes growth arrest/senescence in pancreatic cancer

(2009) J. P. Morton et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Measurement Techniques for Cellular Biomechanics In Vitro

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Transient Binding and Dissipation in Cross-Linked Actin Networks

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