In vivo optical trapping of erythrocytes in mouse liver imaged with oblique back-illumination microscopy

M Shao, R Liu, C Li, Z Chai, Z Zhong, F Lu… - Applied Physics …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Optical tweezers are ideal tools for cell manipulation in vivo due to their non-contact trapping
ability. In the current studies, the optical trapping of cells can only be achieved in light …

Single-cell analysis of innate immune cell mechanics: an application to cancer immunology

TMJ Evers, A van Weverwijk, KE de Visser… - Materials …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The innate immune system forms a crucial defense mechanism of the human body against
infections and foreign objects, orchestrates wound healing, and restores tissue homeostasis …

Deformability of mouse erythrocytes in different diluents measured using optical tweezers

M Shao, R Liu, C Li, Y Sun, Z Zhong, F Lu, J Zhou… - Soft Matter, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Optical tweezers are widely used to measure the mechanical properties of erythrocytes,
which is crucial to the study of pathology and clinical diagnosis of disease. During the …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanics of serotonin-producing human entero-endocrine cells

TMJ Evers, J Beumer, H Clevers, A Mashaghi - Mechanobiology in …, 2024 - Elsevier
The gastrointestinal (GI) tract's primary role is food digestion, relying on coordinated fluid
secretion and bowel movements triggered by mechanosensation. Enteroendocrine cells …

Looking at Biomolecular Interactions through the Lens of Correlated Fluorescence Microscopy and Optical Tweezers

A Haghizadeh, M Iftikhar, SS Dandpat… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Understanding complex biological events at the molecular level paves the path to determine
mechanistic processes across the timescale necessary for breakthrough discoveries. While …

[PDF][PDF] Deformability of Mouse Erythrocytes at Different Diluents Measured by Optical Tweezers

M Shao, R Liu, C Li, Y Sun, Z Zhong, F Lu, J Zhou… - Soft Matter, 2017 - researchgate.net
The deformability of erythrocytes is key to ensuring blood flow in microcirculation. This is
essential to deliver oxygen to different parts of the body. Previous studies have shown that …