Red blood cell stiffness and adhesion are species-specific properties strongly affected by temperature and medium changes in single cell force spectroscopy

D Baier, T Müller, T Mohr, U Windberger - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Besides human red blood cells (RBC), a standard model used in AFM-single cell force
spectroscopy (SCFS), little is known about apparent Young's modulus (Ea) or adhesion of …

Neurotoxic effect of flavonol myricetin in the presence of excess copper

A Sadžak, I Vlašić, Z Kiralj, M Batarelo, N Oršolić… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Oxidative stress (OS) induced by the disturbed homeostasis of metal ions is one of the
pivotal factors contributing to neurodegeneration. The aim of the present study was to …

Understanding, engineering, and modulating the growth of neural networks: An interdisciplinary approach

V Raj, C Jagadish, V Gautam - Biophysics Reviews, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
ABSTRACT A deeper understanding of the brain and its function remains one of the most
significant scientific challenges. It not only is required to find cures for a plethora of brain …

Compounded topographical and physicochemical cueing by micro-engineered chitosan substrates on rat dorsal root ganglion neurons and human mesenchymal …

DJ Lomboni, A Steeves, S Schock, L Bonetti… - Soft Matter, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Given the intertwined physicochemical effects exerted in vivo by both natural and synthetic
(eg, biomaterial) interfaces on adhering cells, the evaluation of structure–function …

[PDF][PDF] Nano-indentation and Nano-scale imaging using atomic force microscopy: from single cell to single molecule

O Al-Hammood - 2021 - scholar.archive.org
The atomic force microscope (AFM) is a unique and valuable tool which is utilized in the
probing of different sample surfaces at nanometer-scale spatial resolution (Jazvinšćak …