The role and importance of mechanical properties of cells and tissues in cellular function,
development and disease has widely been acknowledged, however standard techniques …

Evidence from physical sciences in oncology increasingly suggests that the interplay
between the biophysical tumor microenvironment and genetic regulation has significant …

The Year 2022 marks 100 years since Leon Brillouin predicted and theoretically described
the interaction of optical waves with acoustic waves in a medium. Accordingly, this resonant …

Many important biological functions and processes are reflected in cell and tissue
mechanical properties such as elasticity and viscosity. However, current techniques used for …

Blood plasma viscosity (PV) is an established biomarker for numerous diseases.
Measurement of the shear PV using conventional rheological techniques is, however, time …

Brillouin microscopy is an emerging optical elastography technique capable of assessing
mechanical properties of biological samples in a three-dimensional, all-optical and …

Label-free, non-contact imaging with mechanical contrast and optical sectioning is a
substantial challenge in microscopy. Spontaneous Brillouin scattering microscopy meets this …

Several techniques have been developed over the past few decades to assess the
mechanical properties of biological samples, which has fueled a rapid growth in the fields of …

Brillouin microscopy is an emerging label-free imaging technique used to assess local
viscoelastic properties. Quantum-enhanced stimulated Brillouin scattering is demonstrated …

The primary plant cell wall is a dynamically regulated composite material of multiple
biopolymers that forms a scaffold enclosing the plant cells. The mechanochemical make-up …