SiO2‐Decorated Parylene C Micropillars Designed to Probe Cellular Force
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DOI: 10.1002/admi.202001897
Abstract: Living cells sense and respond to mechanical signals through specific mechanisms generating traction force. The quantification of cell forces using micropillars can be limited by micropillar stiffness, technological aspects of fabrications, and microcontact printing of… read more here.
Keywords: sio2 parylene; cellular force; force; parylene micropillars ... See more keywords
Ultraflexible Nanowire Array for Label- and Distortion-Free Cellular Force Tracking.
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.8b02568
Abstract: Living cells interact with their immediate environment by exerting mechanical forces, which regulate important cell functions. Elucidation of such force patterns yields deep insights into the physics of life. Here we present a top-down nanostructured,… read more here.
Keywords: microscopy; ultraflexible nanowire; nanowire array; force ... See more keywords
Active cell-matrix coupling regulates cellular force landscapes of cohesive epithelial monolayers
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DOI: 10.1038/s41524-018-0069-8
Abstract: Epithelial cells can assemble into cohesive monolayers with rich morphologies on substrates due to competition between elastic, edge, and interfacial effects. Here we present a molecularly based thermodynamic model, integrating monolayer and substrate elasticity, and… read more here.
Keywords: microscopy; landscapes cohesive; force; traction ... See more keywords
Physical understanding of the bending of nanostructures caused by cellular force.
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DOI: 10.1103/physreve.101.032406
Abstract: The bending of nanostructures (NSs), such as nanopillars and nanowires, caused by cell adhesion is an interesting phenomenon and is important for the measurements of cellular forces, understanding the biological behavior of cells, and disease… read more here.
Keywords: physical understanding; caused cellular; cellular force; bending nanostructures ... See more keywords