Growing interest in exploring mechanically mediated biological phenomena has resulted in
cell culture substrates and 3D matrices with variable stiffnesses becoming standard tools in …

Cells within tissues are continuously exposed to physical forces including hydrostatic
pressure, shear stress, and compression and tension forces. Cells dynamically adapt to …

Purpose.: Elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) is a risk factor for glaucoma. The principal
outflow pathway for aqueous humor in the human eye is through the trabecular meshwork …

Although previous studies have indicated that selenium (Se) can reduce cadmium (Cd)
uptake into rice, the mechanism at the cellular level has not been reported. Here, rice …

We examined whether the presence of the cell cortex might explain, in part, why previous
studies using atomic force microscopy (AFM) to measure cell modulus (E) gave higher …

The ability to accurately determine the elastic modulus of each layer of the human cornea is
a crucial step in the design of better corneal prosthetics. In addition, knowledge of the elastic …

The cause of the elevated outflow resistance and consequent ocular hypertension
characteristic of glaucoma is unknown. To investigate possible causes for this flow …

Microbot (μbot)–based targeted drug delivery has attracted increasing attention due to its
potential for avoiding side effects associated with systemic delivery. To date, most μbots are …

The identification of cancer-related changes in cells and tissues based on the
measurements of elastic properties using atomic force microscopy (AFM) seems to be …

The atomic force microscope (AFM) is widely used in materials science and has found many
applications in biological sciences but has been limited in use in vision science. The AFM …