The past decade has seen substantial growth in research into how changes in the
biomechanical and biophysical properties of cells and subcellular structures influence, and …

The biconcave shape and corresponding deformability of the human red blood cell (RBC) is
an essential feature of its biological function. This feature of RBCs can be critically affected …

Cells generate and sustain mechanical forces within their environment as part of their
normal physiology. They are active materials that can detect mechanical stimulation by the …

Malaria, a mosquito‐borne infectious disease caused by parasites of the genus Plasmodium
continues to be a major health problem worldwide. The unicellular Plasmodium‐parasites …

Malaria is a significant public health problem in more than 100 countries and causes an
estimated 200 million new infections every year. Despite the significant effort to eradicate …

The mechanical deformation characteristics of living cells are known to influence strongly
their chemical and biological functions and the onset, progression and consequences of a …

We investigate connections between single-cell mechanical properties and subcellular
structural reorganization from biochemical factors in the context of two distinctly different …

As physical entities, living cells possess structural and physical properties that enable them
to withstand the physiological environment as well as mechanical stimuli occurring within …

Parasitization by malaria-inducing Plasmodium falciparum leads to structural, biochemical,
and mechanical modifications to the host red blood cells (RBCs). To study these …

Several hundred malaria parasite proteins are exported beyond an encasing vacuole and
into the cytosol of the host erythrocyte, a process that is central to the virulence and viability …