Biomechanics and structure of the cornea: implications and association with corneal disorders

J Ma, Y Wang, P Wei, V Jhanji - Survey of ophthalmology, 2018 - Elsevier
Recent studies have shown that alterations in corneal biomechanical properties are
associated with corneal pathologies, particularly corneal ectasia. Moreover, these …

Recent advances in AFM-based biological characterization and applications at multiple levels

W Liang, H Shi, X Yang, J Wang, W Yang, H Zhang… - Soft Matter, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Atomic force microscopy (AFM) has found a wide range of bio-applications in the past few
decades due to its ability to measure biological samples in natural environments at a high …

[HTML][HTML] Atomic Force Microscopy Methods to Measure Tumor Mechanical Properties

J Najera, MR Rosenberger, M Datta - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is a powerful technique that has been
pivotal to cancer research, but it has only recently been used to study tumor pathology at the …

From elasticity to capillarity in soft materials indentation

JT Pham, F Schellenberger, M Kappl, HJ Butt - Physical Review Materials, 2017 - APS
For soft materials with Young's moduli below 100 kPa, quantifying mechanical and
interfacial properties by small scale indentation is challenging because in addition to …

Atomic force microscopy–based assessment of multimechanical cellular properties for classification of graded bladder cancer cells and cancer early diagnosis using …

X Zhu, R Qin, K Qu, Z Wang, X Zhao, W Xu - Acta Biomaterialia, 2023 - Elsevier
Cellular mechanical properties (CMPs) have been frequently reported as biomarkers for cell
cancerization to assist objective cytology, compared to the current subjective method …

A simple nanostructured biosensor based on clavanin A antimicrobial peptide for gram-negative bacteria detection

JL de Miranda, MDL Oliveira, IS Oliveira… - Biochemical …, 2017 - Elsevier
Nosocomial infections are the leading cause of morbidity and death among hospitalized
patients. The main opportunistic bacteria are Escherichia coli, Salmonella typhimurium …

Tissue‐scale biomechanical testing of brain tissue for the calibration of nonlinear material models

J Faber, J Hinrichsen, A Greiner, N Reiter… - Current …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Brain tissue is one of the most complex and softest tissues in the human body. Due to its
ultrasoft and biphasic nature, it is difficult to control the deformation state during …

Atomic force microscopy study revealed velocity-dependence and nonlinearity of nanoscale poroelasticity of eukaryotic cells

K Mollaeian, Y Liu, S Bi, J Ren - Journal of the mechanical behavior of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Intracellular network deformation of the cell plays an important role in cellular shape
formation. Recent studies suggest that cell reshaping and deformation due to external forces …

Indentation adhesion of hydrogels over a wide range of length and time scales

Y Lai, D He, Y Hu - Extreme Mechanics Letters, 2019 - Elsevier
Hydrogels are both important engineering materials and living components. In both native
and engineering settings, hydrogels often interface with other materials. Quantifying the …

Metrology and nano-mechanical tests for nano-manufacturing and nano-bio interface: Challenges & future perspectives

EP Koumoulos, SAM Tofail, C Silien, D De Felicis… - Materials & Design, 2018 - Elsevier
Nanometrology refers to measurement techniques that assess materials properties at the
nanoscale. Laboratory-based characterisation of nanomaterials has been the key enabler in …