Nanomechanical mapping of soft materials with the atomic force microscope: methods, theory and applications
R Garcia - Chemical Society Reviews, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Fast, high-resolution, non-destructive and quantitative characterization methods are needed
to develop materials with tailored properties at the nanoscale or to understand the …
to develop materials with tailored properties at the nanoscale or to understand the …
Atomic force microscopy-based mechanobiology
Mechanobiology emerges at the crossroads of medicine, biology, biophysics and
engineering and describes how the responses of proteins, cells, tissues and organs to …
engineering and describes how the responses of proteins, cells, tissues and organs to …
Highly stretchable and self-healing cellulose nanofiber-mediated conductive hydrogel towards strain sensing application
Y Jiao, Y Lu, K Lu, Y Yue, X Xu, H Xiao, J Li… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Hypothesis Hydrogel-based sensors have attracted considerable attention due to potential
opportunities in human health monitoring when both mechanical flexibility and sensing …
opportunities in human health monitoring when both mechanical flexibility and sensing …
Measuring viscoelasticity of soft biological samples using atomic force microscopy
YM Efremov, T Okajima, A Raman - Soft matter, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Mechanical properties play important roles at different scales in biology. At the level of a
single cell, the mechanical properties mediate mechanosensing and mechanotransduction …
single cell, the mechanical properties mediate mechanosensing and mechanotransduction …
Nanorheology of living cells measured by AFM-based force–distance curves
Mechanobiology aims to establish functional relationships between the mechanical state of
a living a cell and its physiology. The acquisition of force–distance curves with an AFM is by …
a living a cell and its physiology. The acquisition of force–distance curves with an AFM is by …
Fast, quantitative and high resolution mapping of viscoelastic properties with bimodal AFM
S Benaglia, CA Amo, R Garcia - Nanoscale, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Quantitative mapping of viscoelastic properties of soft matter with a nanoscale spatial
resolution is an active and relevant research topic in atomic force microscopy (AFM) and …
resolution is an active and relevant research topic in atomic force microscopy (AFM) and …
Subsurface imaging of cell organelles by force microscopy
The development of high-resolution, label-free, noninvasive, and subsurface microscopy
methods of living cells remains a formidable problem. Force-microscopy-based stiffness …
methods of living cells remains a formidable problem. Force-microscopy-based stiffness …
Double power-law viscoelastic relaxation of living cells encodes motility trends
Living cells are constantly exchanging momentum with their surroundings. So far, there is no
consensus regarding how cells respond to such external stimuli, although it reveals much …
consensus regarding how cells respond to such external stimuli, although it reveals much …
Viscoelastic mapping of cells based on fast force volume and PeakForce Tapping
Development of fast force volume (FFV), PeakForce Tapping (PFT), and related AFM
techniques allow fast acquisition and mapping of a sample's mechanical properties. The …
techniques allow fast acquisition and mapping of a sample's mechanical properties. The …
Determination of the viscoelastic properties of a single cell cultured on a rigid support by force microscopy
Understanding the relationship between the mechanical properties of living cells and
physiology is a central issue in mechanobiology. Mechanical properties are used as …
physiology is a central issue in mechanobiology. Mechanical properties are used as …