High-resolution probing of cellular force transmission

Cells actively probe mechanical properties of their environment by exerting internally generated forces. The response they encounter profoundly affects their behavior. Here we measure in a simple geometry the forces a cell exerts suspended by two optical traps. Our assay quantifies both the overall...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Physical review letters 2009-04, Vol.102 (16), p.168102-168102, Article 168102
Hauptverfasser:	Mizuno, Daisuke, Bacabac, Rommel, Tardin, Catherine, Head, David, Schmidt, Christoph F
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological Assay - methods Biomechanical Phenomena Mechanotransduction, Cellular - physiology Microscopy, Interference Models, Biological Rheology
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