Stiffness sensing by cells

PA Janmey, DA Fletcher… - Physiological …, 2020 - journals.physiology.org
Physical stimuli are essential for the function of eukaryotic cells, and changes in physical
signals are important elements in normal tissue development as well as in disease initiation …

Tetramethacrylic benzylidene cyclopentanone dye for one-and two-photon photopolymerization

ER Zhiganshina, MV Arsenyev, DA Chubich… - European Polymer …, 2022 - Elsevier
The crystalline one-component methacrylate containing photoinitiator 4MetBAC was
synthesized and characterized by 1 H NMR, 13 C NMR, IR-, UV–Vis spectrum, and X-Ray …

[HTML][HTML] A new framework for characterization of poroelastic materials using indentation

MH Esteki, AA Alemrajabi, CM Hall, GK Sheridan… - Acta biomaterialia, 2020 - Elsevier
To characterize a poroelastic material, typically an indenter is pressed onto the surface of
the material with a ramp of a finite approach velocity followed by a hold where the indenter …

Effect of F-actin and microtubules on cellular mechanical behavior studied using atomic force microscope and an image recognition-based cytoskeleton quantification …

Y Liu, K Mollaeian, MH Shamim, J Ren - International journal of molecular …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Cytoskeleton morphology plays a key role in regulating cell mechanics. Particularly, cellular
mechanical properties are directly regulated by the highly cross-linked and dynamic …

An image recognition-based approach to actin cytoskeleton quantification

Y Liu, K Mollaeian, J Ren - Electronics, 2018 - mdpi.com
Quantification of the actin cytoskeleton is of prime importance to unveil the cellular force
sensing and transduction mechanism. Although fluorescence imaging provides a …

Simultaneous quantification of the interplay between molecular turnover and cell mechanics by AFM–FRAP

M Skamrahl, H Colin‐York, L Barbieri, M Fritzsche - Small, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Quantifying the adaptive mechanical behavior of living cells is essential for the
understanding of their inner working and function. Yet, despite the establishment of …

The influence of gravity on contact angle and circumference of sessile and pendant drops has a crucial historic aspect

S Gulec, S Yadav, R Das, V Bhave, R Tadmor - Langmuir, 2019 - ACS Publications
Normally, pendant drops adapt contact angles that are closer to 90° than their sessile
analogues. This is due to the drop's weight that pulls the pendant drop and straightens its …

The expression and regulation of Wnt1 in tooth movement–initiated mechanotransduction

EEH Hlaing, Y Ishihara, N Odagaki, Z Wang… - American Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Introduction The Wnt signaling pathway acts as a key regulator of skeletal development and
its homeostasis. However, the potential role of Wnt1 in the mechanotransduction machinery …

A novel technique enables quantifying the molecular interaction of solvents with biological tissues

S Yadav, S Gulec, R Tadmor, I Lian - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
The pharmaceutical industry uses various solvents to increase drug penetrability to tissues.
The solvent's choice affects the efficacy of a drug. In this paper, we provide an …

The modulation of lung cancer cell motility by Calponin 3 is achieved through its ability to sense and respond to changes in substrate stiffness

Y Chi, X Wang, X Shao, D Zhang, J Han… - Biotechnology and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The influence of extracellular matrix (ECM) stiffness on cell behavior is a well‐established
phenomenon. Tumor development is associated with the stiffening of the ECM. However, the …