Physical stimuli are essential for the function of eukaryotic cells, and changes in physical
signals are important elements in normal tissue development as well as in disease initiation …

The vimentin gene (VIM) encodes one of the 71 human intermediate filament (IF) proteins,
which are the building blocks of highly ordered, dynamic, and cell type-specific fiber …

The mechanical properties of cells strongly regulate many physiological and pathological
processes. For example, in cancer, invasive and metastatic tumor cells have often been …

Soft materials or soft condensed matter are being globally developed for various
technological applications for chemical, consumer goods, pharmaceutical, agri-business …

During cancer metastasis, tumor cells undergo significant deformation in order to traverse
through endothelial cell junctions in the walls of blood vessels. As cells pass through narrow …

In healthy tissues, cells are in mechanical homeostasis. During cancer progression, this
equilibrium is disrupted. Cancer cells alter their mechanical phenotype to a softer and more …

AFM-based rheology methods enable the investigation of the viscoelastic properties of
cancer cells. Such properties are known to be essential for cell functions, especially for …

Melanoma is a highly aggressive cancer that exhibits metastasis to various critical organs.
Unlike any other cancer cells, melanoma cells can synthesize melanin in large amounts …

Atomic force microscopy (AFM) has found a wide range of bio-applications in the past few
decades due to its ability to measure biological samples in natural environments at a high …

The mechanical properties of living cells reflect their physiological and pathological state. In
particular, cancer cells undergo cytoskeletal modifications that typically make them softer …