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3D Micropatterned Traction Force Microscopy: A Technique to Control 3D Cell Shape While Measuring Cell-Substrate Force Transmission. [PDF]
Adv Sci (Weinh)Cell shape and function are intimately linked, in a way that is mediated by the forces exerted between cells and their environment. The relationship between cell shape and forces has been extensively studied for cells seeded on flat 2D substrates, but ...
Faure LM +7 more
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A structural bio-chemo-mechanical model for vascular smooth muscle cell traction force microscopy. [PDF]
Biomech Model Mechanobiol, 2023 Altered vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) contractility is both a response to and a driver for impaired arterial function, and the leading experimental technique for quantifying VSMC contraction is traction force microscopy (TFM).
Flanary SM, Barocas VH.
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pyTFM: A tool for traction force and monolayer stress microscopy.
PLoS Computational Biology, 2021 Cellular force generation and force transmission are of fundamental importance for numerous biological processes and can be studied with the methods of Traction Force Microscopy (TFM) and Monolayer Stress Microscopy.
Andreas Bauer +5 more
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A Biologist’s Guide to Traction Force Microscopy Using Polydimethylsiloxane Substrate for Two-Dimensional Cell Cultures [PDF]
STAR Protocols, 2020 Summary: Cellular traction forces influence epithelial behavior, including wound healing and cell extrusion. Here, we describe a simple in vitro traction force microscopy (TFM) protocol using ECM protein-coated polydimethylsiloxane substrate and ...
Jessica L. Teo +3 more
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Dynamics of centipede locomotion revealed by large-scale traction force microscopy. [PDF]
J R Soc InterfaceWe present a novel approach to traction force microscopy (TFM) for studying the locomotion of 10 cm long walking centipedes on soft substrates. Leveraging the remarkable elasticity and ductility of kudzu starch gels, we use them as a deformable gel ...
Rieu JP +4 more
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Soft MatterIt is an essential element of mechanobiology to measure the forces of biological cells. In microparticle traction force microscopy, they are inferred from the deformation of elastic microparticles.
Brauburger S +6 more
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BiophysicaForces exerted by cells due to their internal contractility play fundamental roles in a host of processes, including adhesion, migration, survival and differentiation.
Zaria Booth +3 more
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Microparticle traction force microscopy reveals subcellular force exertion patterns in immune cell–target interactions [PDF]
Nature Communications, 2020 Force exertion is an integral part of cellular behavior. Traction force microscopy (TFM) has been instrumental for studying such forces, providing spatial force measurements at subcellular resolution.
Daan Vorselen +7 more
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Traction force microscopy: Bridging cytology and mechanics through optics
Journal of Innovative Optical Health SciencesCells interact with the extracellular matrix and generate traction forces, which play fundamental roles in many cytological activities, such as migration and differentiation. The quantification of these traction forces is a prerequisite for understanding
Ming Liu +4 more
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bioRxivCell shape and function are intimately linked, in a way that is mediated by the forces exerted between cells and their environment. The relationship between cell shape and forces has been extensively studied for cells seeded on flat 2-dimensional (2D ...
Faure LM +7 more
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