In this paper, we review spatial light interference microscopy (SLIM), a common-path, phase-
shifting interferometer, built onto a phase-contrast microscope, with white-light illumination …

Soft-condensed matter physics has provided, in the past decades, many of the relevant
concepts and methods allowing successful description of living cells and biological tissues …

It is important to measure the deformability of red blood cells (RBCs) before transfusion,
which is a key factor in the gas transport ability of RBCs and changes during storage of …

The buckling of thin elastic sheets is a classic mechanical instability that occurs over a wide
range of scales. In the extreme limit of atomically thin membranes like graphene, thermal …

Biomembranes are two-dimensional assemblies of phospholipids that are only a few
nanometres thick, but form micrometre-sized structures vital to cellular function. Explicit …

Steady progress in the miniaturization of structures and devices has reached a scale where
thermal fluctuations become relevant and it is thus important to understand how such …

A key feature of many living systems, such as bacteria and eukaryotic cells, is their ability to
actively self-propel. Indeed, cellular motility underlies numerous critical biological …

Red blood cell (RBC) aggregates play an important role in determining blood rheology.
RBCs in plasma or polymer solution interact attractively to form various shapes of RBC …

The optimal functionality of red blood cells is closely associated with the surrounding
environment. This study was undertaken to analyze the changes in membrane profile, mean …

Quantitative phase imaging (QPI) has been widely applied in characterizing cells and
tissues. Spatial light interference microscopy (SLIM) is a highly sensitive QPI method due to …