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A bioanalytical assay to distinguish cellular uptake routes for liposomes.

scientific article published on 9 November 2015

A resilient formin-derived cortical actin meshwork in the rear drives actomyosin-based motility in 2D confinement

scientific article

A surface science compatible epifluorescence microscope for inspection of samples under ultra high vacuum and cryogenic conditions

scientific article published on August 2017

Advanced 2D/3D cell migration assay for faster evaluation of chemotaxis of slow-moving cells

scientific article published on 17 July 2019

Architecture and material properties of diatom shells provide effective mechanical protection

scientific article published in Nature

Association rates of membrane-coupled cell adhesion molecules.

scientific article published on 2 December 2014

Becoming stable and strong: the interplay between vinculin exchange dynamics and adhesion strength during adhesion site maturation.

scientific article published in June 2009

Biotin-conjugated fusogenic liposomes for high-quality cell purification.

scientific article published on 15 October 2015

Cell force microscopy on elastic layers of finite thickness

scientific article

Changing the Way of Entrance: Highly Efficient Transfer of mRNA and siRNA via Fusogenic Nano-Carriers

scientific article published on 01 January 2019

Chemically defined, ultrasoft PDMS elastomers with selectable elasticity for mechanobiology.

scientific article published on 6 April 2018

Complex Size and Surface Charge Determine Nucleic Acid Transfer by Fusogenic Liposomes

scientific article published on 24 March 2020

Crowding of receptors induces ring-like adhesions in model membranes

scientific article published on 28 May 2015

Cyclic stress at mHz frequencies aligns fibroblasts in direction of zero strain

scientific article

Cyclic stretch induces reorientation of cells in a Src family kinase- and p130Cas-dependent manner

scientific article published on 16 December 2011

Deciphering the Functional Composition of Fusogenic Liposomes.

scientific article published on 24 January 2018

Defined 2-D microtissues on soft elastomeric silicone rubber using lift-off epoxy-membranes for biomechanical analyses

scientific article published on 01 April 2014

Desmoglein 2 mutation provokes skeletal muscle actin expression and accumulation at intercalated discs in murine hearts

scientific article published on 18 February 2019

Different Frequency of Cyclic Tensile Strain Relates to Anabolic/Catabolic Conditions Consistent with Immunohistochemical Staining Intensity in Tenocytes

scientific article published on 06 February 2020

Diffusion and Intermembrane Distance: Case Study of Avidin and E-Cadherin Mediated Adhesion

scientific article published on 20 January 2009

Direct observation of correlated interdomain motion in alcohol dehydrogenase

scientific article published on 26 September 2008

Directing Neuronal Outgrowth and Network Formation of Rat Cortical Neurons by Cyclic Substrate Stretch

scientific article published on 28 August 2018

Distinct Impact of Two Keratin Mutations Causing Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex on Keratinocyte Adhesion and Stiffness.

scientific article published on 11 May 2015

Double-shell giant vesicles mimicking Gram-negative cell wall behavior during dehydration

scientific article

Dynamic force spectroscopy to probe adhesion strength of living cells

scientific article published on 20 June 2002

Effects of Plectin Depletion on Keratin Network Dynamics and Organization.

scientific article

Filamin C is a highly dynamic protein associated with fast repair of myofibrillar microdamage

scientific article

Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy Reveals Interaction of Some Microdomain-Associated Lipids with Cellular Focal Adhesion Sites

scientific article published on 31 October 2020

Fluorescent lipids: functional parts of fusogenic liposomes and tools for cell membrane labeling and visualization.

scientific article published on 20 January 2012

Functional integrity of the contractile actin cortex is safeguarded by multiple Diaphanous-related formins

scientific article published on 11 February 2019

Fusogenic Liposomes as Nanocarriers for the Delivery of Intracellular Proteins.

scientific article published on 6 January 2017

Glass transition and rheological redundancy in F-actin solutions.

scholarly article

Human platelet lysate gel provides a novel three dimensional-matrix for enhanced culture expansion of mesenchymal stromal cells

scientific article published on 16 July 2012

Influence of Environmental Conditions on the Fusion of Cationic Liposomes with Living Mammalian Cells

scientific article published on 17 July 2019

Intersecting polymers in lipid bilayers: cliques, static order parameters and lateral diffusion

scientific article published in August 1993

Intrinsic cell rheology drives junction maturation

scientific article published in 2022

Mapping fluctuations in biomembranes adhered to micropatterns

article

Matrix elasticity, replicative senescence and DNA methylation patterns of mesenchymal stem cells

scientific article published on 10 May 2014

Measuring cellular traction forces on non-planar substrates ⬇️

scientific article

Measuring fast stochastic displacements of bio-membranes with dynamic optical displacement spectroscopy

scientific article published on 6 October 2015

Mechanical Probing of the Intermediate Filament-Rich Caenorhabditis Elegans Intestine

scientific article

Mechanical properties of bare and protein-coated giant unilamellar phospholipid vesicles. A comparative study of micropipet aspiration and atomic force microscopy

scientific article published on 01 July 2010

Mechanical strength of specific bonds acting isolated or in pairs: a case study on engineered proteins

scientific article published on 28 February 2011

Micropatterned silicone elastomer substrates for high resolution analysis of cellular force patterns.

scientific article published on March 2007

Microstructure of Sheared Entangled Solutions of Semiflexible Polymers.

scientific article published on 28 September 2016

Nanometric thermal fluctuations of weakly confined biomembranes measured with microsecond time-resolution

scientific article published on 4 May 2016

Nanoscale Topography and Poroelastic Properties of Model Tissue Breast Gland Basement Membranes

scientific article published on 29 September 2018

Novel fusogenic liposomes for fluorescent cell labeling and membrane modification

scientific article published on 25 February 2010

On pattern transfer in replica molding

scientific article published on 29 May 2008

Plasma membrane functionalization using highly fusogenic immune activator liposomes

scientific article published on 14 December 2013

Presenilin 1 affects focal adhesion site formation and cell force generation via c-Src transcriptional and posttranslational regulation.

scientific article

Probing biomembrane dynamics by dual-wavelength reflection interference contrast microscopy

scientific article published in November 2009

Quantitative mapping of averaged focal adhesion dynamics in migrating cells by shape normalization

scientific article published on 16 January 2012

Regulation of keratin network dynamics by the mechanical properties of the environment in migrating cells

scientific article published on 12 March 2020

Reorientation dynamics and structural interdependencies of actin, microtubules and intermediate filaments upon cyclic stretch application

scientific article published on 01 September 2018

Sensitivity to Strain and Shear Stress of Isolated Mechanosensitive Enteric Neurons

scientific article published on 6 January 2018

Shape instability of a biomembrane driven by a local softening of the underlying actin cortex

scientific article published on 01 September 2000

Signature of a Nonharmonic Potential as Revealed from a Consistent Shape and Fluctuation Analysis of an Adherent Membrane ⬇️

Structure and domain dynamics of human lactoferrin in solution and the influence of Fe(III)-ion ligand binding

scientific article

Substrate elasticity induces quiescence and promotes neurogenesis of primary neural stem cells-A biophysical in vitro model of the physiological cerebral milieu

scientific article published on 21 May 2019

Substrate, focal adhesions, and actin filaments: a mechanical unit with a weak spot for mechanosensitive proteins

scientific article published on 26 April 2010

Surface topography enhances differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells towards osteogenic and adipogenic lineages

scientific article published on 18 May 2015

Switching from Ultraweak to Strong Adhesion

scientific article published on 15 April 2011

Tau protein binding forms a 1nm thick layer along protofilaments without affecting the radial elasticity of microtubules

scientific article published on 12 January 2007

The Acinar Cage: Basement Membranes Determine Molecule Exchange and Mechanical Stability of Human Breast Cell Acini

scientific article published on 16 December 2015

The Basement Membrane in a 3D Breast Acini Model Modulates Delivery and Anti-Proliferative Effects of Liposomal Anthracyclines

scientific article published on 19 September 2020

The filopodium: a stable structure with highly regulated repetitive cycles of elongation and persistence depending on the actin cross-linker fascin.

scientific article published on September 2011

The key feature for early migratory processes: Dependence of adhesion, actin bundles, force generation and transmission on filopodia

scientific article

Theoretical analysis of single-molecule force spectroscopy experiments: heterogeneity of chemical bonds.

scientific article published on 2 March 2006

Traction force microscopy with optimized regularization and automated Bayesian parameter selection for comparing cells

scientific article published in Scientific Reports

Transition of responsive mechanosensitive elements from focal adhesions to adherens junctions on epithelial differentiation

scientific article published on 25 July 2018

Tube width fluctuations in F-actin solutions.

scientific article published on 13 July 2010

Two barriers or not? Dynamic force spectroscopy on the integrin α7β1 invasin complex

scientific article published on December 2013

Tyrosine phosphorylation of vinculin at position 1065 modifies focal adhesion dynamics and cell tractions.

scientific article published on August 2010

Unbiased pattern analysis reveals highly diverse responses of cytoskeletal systems to cyclic straining

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