Innovations in nanomedicine has guided the improved outcomes for cancer diagnosis and
therapy. However, frequent use of nanomaterials remains challenging due to specific …

Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is a powerful tool that enables imaging and nanomechanical
properties characterization of biological materials. Nanofibers are the structural units of …

In order to pass through the microcirculation, red blood cells (RBCs) need to undergo
extensive deformations and to recover the original shape. This extreme deformability is …

SW480 and SW620 colon carcinoma cell lines derive from primary tumour and lymph-node
metastasis of the same patient, respectively. For this reason, these cells represent an ideal …

Measuring the mechanical properties (ie, elasticity in terms of Young's modulus) of
biological samples using Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) indentation at the nanoscale has …

In recent decades, the prevalence of myopia has been on the rise globally, attributed to
changes in living environments and lifestyles. This increase in myopia has become a …

Atomic Force Microscopy nanoindentation method is a powerful technique that can be used
for the nano-mechanical characterization of bio-samples. Significant scientific efforts have …

Fibrosis is characterized by extracellular matrix (ECM) remodeling and stiffening. However,
the functional contribution of tissue stiffening to noncancer pathogenesis remains largely …

Tissue and matrix stiffness affect cell properties during morphogenesis, cell growth,
differentiation, and migration and are altered in the tissue remodeling following injury and …

The geometries and surface properties of nanocarriers greatly influence the interaction
between nanomaterials and living cells. In this work we combine multiwalled carbon …