Blood tests are considered as standard clinical procedures to screen for markers of diseases
and health conditions. However, the complex cellular background (> 99.9% RBCs) and …

During the last three decades, a series of key technological improvements turned atomic
force microscopy (AFM) into a nanoscopic laboratory to directly observe and chemically …

The most dangerous aspect of cancer lies in metastatic progression. Tumor cells will
successfully form life-threatening metastases when they undergo sequential steps along a …

The biophysical analysis of single-cells by microfluidic impedance cytometry is emerging as
a label-free and high-throughput means to stratify the heterogeneity of cellular systems …

The extracellular matrix mechanical properties regulate processes in development, cancer,
and fibrosis. Among the distinct mechanical properties, the vast majority of research has …

Microfluidic detection methods for cell deformability cytometry have been regarded as
powerful tools for single‐cell analysis of cellular mechanical phenotypes, thus having been …

In this paper, we review the integration of microfluidic chips and computer vision, which has
great potential to advance research in the life sciences and biology, particularly in the …

Cell mechanical properties, eg elastic and shear modulus, play vital roles in cell activities
and functions, such as cell growth, cell division, cell motion, and cell adhesion …

Reflecting various physiological states and phenotypes of single cells, intrinsic biophysical
characteristics (eg, mechanical and electrical properties) are reliable and important, label …

Numerous cell functions are accompanied by phenotypic changes in viscoelastic properties,
and measuring them can help elucidate higher level cellular functions in health and disease …