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Cell biology has seen a surge in mechanobiology-related research directed toward understanding how cells exert and respond to forces. Forces are increasingly recognized as major regulators of cell structure and function. The mechanical properties of cells are essential to the mechanisms by which cells sense forces, transmit them to the cell interior
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The Veeco Bioscope Catalyst - AFM with Inverted Optical Microscope Mickael Febvre from Veeco takes us for a tour of the Bioscope Catalyst, which is an atomic force microscope (AFM) with an inverted optical microscope. The system is suited to biological applications. Mickael also shows us through the software package and demonstrates a new detection
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Mechanical properties of cells are determined by the dynamic behavior of the cytoskeleton and physical interactions with the environment. The cytoskeleton, composed of actin filaments, intermediate filaments, and microtubules, is vital for numerous key cellular processes, such as cell division, vesicle trafficking, cell contraction, cell motility, and