John L. Tan

Cells lying on a bed of microneedles: An approach to isolate mechanical force

John L. Tan, Joe Tien, Dana M. Pirone et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2003 · 2K citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Bioengineering, Biophysics +17

Emergent patterns of growth controlled by multicellular form and mechanics

Celeste M. Nelson, Ronald P. Jean, John L. Tan et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2005 · 860 citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Cell Biology, Developmental Biology +17

Mechanical tugging force regulates the size of cell–cell junctions

Zhijun Liu, John L. Tan, Daniel M. Cohen et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2010 · 707 citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Biophysics, Physiology +17

Activation of ROCK by RhoA is regulated by cell adhesion, shape, and cytoskeletal tension

Kiran Bhadriraju, Michael T. Yang, Sami Alom Ruiz et al. · Experimental Cell Research · 2007 · 260 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology +14

Dielectrophoretic registration of living cells to a microelectrode array

Darren S. Gray, John L. Tan, Joel Voldman et al. · Biosensors and Bioelectronics · 2004 · 239 citations

Engineering, Bioengineering, Biomedical Engineering +14