AFM assessing of nanomechanical fingerprints for cancer early diagnosis and classification: from single cell to tissue level

A Stylianou, M Lekka, T Stylianopoulos - Nanoscale, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Cancer development and progression are closely associated with changes both in the
mechano-cellular phenotype of cancer and stromal cells and in the extracellular matrix …

[HTML][HTML] Study on microscopic physical and chemical properties of biomass materials by AFM

Z Lou, Y Zhang, Y Li, L Xu - Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
Biomass is created by living things like plants, animals, and microbes. It has the
characteristics of abundant reserves, renewable, biodegradable and environmentally …

Atomic force microscopy on biological materials related to pathological conditions

A Stylianou, SV Kontomaris, C Grant… - Scanning, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is an easy‐to‐use, powerful, high‐resolution microscope that
allows the user to image any surface and under any aqueous condition. AFM has been used …

Biopolymers: Implications and application in the food industry

I Gupta, L Cherwoo, R Bhatia, H Setia - Biocatalysis and Agricultural …, 2022 - Elsevier
Food industry has been criticized for use of non-biodegradable, non-eco-friendly, and toxic
production methods, materials and treatment strategies. The main concern is plastic …

Remodeling components of the tumor microenvironment to enhance cancer therapy

V Gkretsi, A Stylianou, P Papageorgis… - Frontiers in …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Solid tumor pathophysiology is characterized by an abnormal microenvironment that guides
tumor progression and poses barriers to the efficacy of cancer therapies. Most common …

Transforming growth factor-β modulates pancreatic cancer associated fibroblasts cell shape, stiffness and invasion

A Stylianou, V Gkretsi, T Stylianopoulos - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Tumor microenvironment consists of the extracellular matrix (ECM), stromal
cells, such as fibroblasts (FBs) and cancer associated fibroblasts (CAFs), and a myriad of …

Extensive investigation of the ultrastructure of kink-bands in flax fibres

A Melelli, S Durand, O Arnould, E Richely… - Industrial Crops and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Fibres from annual plants are a sustainable alternative to glass fibres in composite
manufacturing. However, both synthetic fibres, such as carbon fibres, and cellulosic fibres …

Morphological and physical properties of nano-biocomposite films based on collagen loaded with laponite®

GA Valencia, CG Luciano, RV Lourenço… - Food Packaging and …, 2019 - Elsevier
The objective of the present study was to analyze the effects of laponite concentrations (C
Lap) on surface morphology and physical properties of nano-biocomposite films based on …

How did correlative atomic force microscopy and super-resolution microscopy evolve in the quest for unravelling enigmas in biology?

A Miranda, AI Gómez-Varela, A Stylianou, LM Hirvonen… - Nanoscale, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
With the invention of the Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) in 1986 and the subsequent
developments in liquid imaging and cellular imaging it became possible to study the …

Nanoimaging of food proteins by atomic force microscopy. Part II: Application for food proteins from different sources

C Shi, Y He, M Ding, Y Wang, J Zhong - Trends in Food Science & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Food proteins are pivotal proteins for human nutritional intake. Common food
proteins are mainly from four types of food sources: animal, botanical, Macro-algae, and …