Atomic force microscopy probing of cell elasticity

TG Kuznetsova, MN Starodubtseva, NI Yegorenkov… - Micron, 2007 - Elsevier
Atomic force microscopy (AFM) has recently provided the great progress in the study of
micro-and nanostructures including living cells and cell organelles. Modern AFM techniques …

Atomic force microscopy probing in the measurement of cell mechanics

D Kirmizis, S Logothetidis - International journal of nanomedicine, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Atomic force microscope (AFM) has been used incrementally over the last decade in cell
biology. Beyond its usefulness in high resolution imaging, AFM also has unique capabilities …

Nanomechanical and topographical imaging of living cells by atomic force microscopy with colloidal probes

L Puricelli, M Galluzzi, C Schulte, A Podestà… - Review of Scientific …, 2015 - pubs.aip.org
Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) has a great potential as a tool to characterize mechanical
and morphological properties of living cells; these properties have been shown to correlate …

Atomic force microscopy-based force measurements on animal cells and tissues

HOB Gautier, AJ Thompson, S Achouri, DE Koser… - Methods in cell …, 2015 - Elsevier
During development, normal functioning, as well as in certain pathological conditions, cells
are influenced not only by biochemical but also by mechanical signals. Over the past two …

Cell mechanics as a marker for diseases: Biomedical applications of AFM

C Rianna, M Radmacher - AIP Conference Proceedings, 2016 - pubs.aip.org
Many diseases are related to changes in cell mechanics. Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) is
one of the most suitable techniques allowing the investigation of both topography and …

Atomic force microscopy: a versatile tool for studying cell morphology, adhesion and mechanics

CM Franz, PH Puech - Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering, 2008 - Springer
The atomic force microscope (AFM), a member of the scanning probe family of microscopes,
generates height maps of sample surfaces with subnanometer resolution. Importantly, AFM …

Atomic force microscopy imaging of living cells: progress, problems and prospects

HX You, L Yu - Methods in cell science, 1999 - Springer
Recent development of atomic force microscopy (AFM) applications in imaging living cells is
reviewed, focusing on technical progress and application advancements made in the …

Force spectroscopy of single cells using atomic force microscopy

A Viljoen, M Mathelié-Guinlet, A Ray… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Physical forces and mechanical properties have critical roles in cellular function, physiology
and disease. Over the past decade, atomic force microscopy (AFM) techniques have …

Application of atomic force microscopy in cancer research

X Deng, F Xiong, X Li, B Xiang, Z Li, X Wu… - Journal of …, 2018 - Springer
Atomic force microscopy (AFM) allows for nanometer-scale investigation of cells and
molecules. Recent advances have enabled its application in cancer research and diagnosis …

Discrimination between normal and cancerous cells using AFM

M Lekka - Bionanoscience, 2016 - Springer
Currently, biomechanics of living cells is in the focus of interest due to noticeable capability
of such techniques like atomic force microscopy (AFM) to probe cellular properties at the …