Quantitative phase imaging (QPI) is a label-free, wide-field microscopy approach with
significant opportunities for biomedical applications. QPI uses the natural phase shift of light …

The Year 2022 marks 100 years since Leon Brillouin predicted and theoretically described
the interaction of optical waves with acoustic waves in a medium. Accordingly, this resonant …

Brillouin spectroscopy and imaging are emerging techniques in analytical science,
biophotonics, and biomedicine. They are based on Brillouin light scattering from acoustic …

Durotaxis, the process by which cells follow gradients of extracellular mechanical stiffness,
has been proposed as a mechanism driving directed migration. Despite the lack of evidence …

Label-free, non-contact imaging with mechanical contrast and optical sectioning is a
substantial challenge in microscopy. Spontaneous Brillouin scattering microscopy meets this …

Several techniques have been developed over the past few decades to assess the
mechanical properties of biological samples, which has fueled a rapid growth in the fields of …

Research in developmental biology has been recently enriched by a multitude of in vitro
models recapitulating key milestones of mammalian embryogenesis. These models obviate …

Neural tube closure (NTC) is a complex process of embryonic development involving
molecular, cellular, and biomechanical mechanisms. While the genetic factors and …

The biomechanical properties of cells and tissues play an important role in our fundamental
understanding of the structures and functions of biological systems at both the cellular and …

Background Embryonic development involves the interplay of driving forces that shape the
tissue and the mechanical resistance that the tissue offers in response. While increasing …