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Cell Stiffness

Cell Stiffness is a biomechanical property that quantifies the resistance of a cell to deformation under applied mechanical stress, typically measured as the ratio of stress to strain within the cellular structure.

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2017–2026

221

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Cellular Stiffness

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Publications

586

Cell Stiffness Is a Biomarker of the Metastatic Potential of Ovarian Cancer Cells

Wenwei Xu, Roman Mezencev, Byung Kyu Kim et al. · PLoS ONE · 2012 · 768 citations · Full text

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Mechanical Stiffness Grades Metastatic Potential in Patient Tumor Cells and in Cancer Cell Lines

Vinay Swaminathan, Karthikeyan Mythreye, E. Tim O’Brien et al. · Cancer Research · 2011 · 746 citations · Full text

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Cell prestress. I. Stiffness and prestress are closely associated in adherent contractile cells

Ning Wang, Iva M. Tolić, Jianxin Chen et al. · American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology · 2002 · 673 citations

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Vimentin contributes to epithelial-mesenchymal transition cancer cell mechanics by mediating cytoskeletal organization and focal adhesion maturation

Ching‐Yi Liu, Hsi‐Hui Lin, Ming‐Jer Tang et al. · Oncotarget · 2015 · 539 citations · Full text

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Nanoscale Mapping of the Elasticity of Microbial Cells by Atomic Force Microscopy

Ahmed Touhami, Bernard Nysten, Yves F. Dufrêne · Langmuir · 2003 · 463 citations

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Authors

2.9K

  1. JJ
    Jeffrey J. Fredberg

    Harvard University, United States

    15 publications · 2.2K citations

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  2. JG
    Jochen Guck

    Technische Universität Dresden, Germany

    8 publications · 769 citations

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  3. BF
    Ben Fabry

    Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany

    8 publications · 961 citations

    8

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  4. MR
    Manfred Radmacher

    University of Bremen, Germany

    7 publications · 830 citations

    7

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  5. SS
    Steven S. An

    Johns Hopkins University, United States

    7 publications · 645 citations

    7

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Institutions

885

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    21 h-index

    159 publications

    9.7K citations

  2. University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, United States

    20 h-index

    87 publications

    11.3K citations

  3. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    17 h-index

    69 publications

    14.4K citations

  4. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    12 h-index

    56 publications

    4.6K citations

  5. Inserm

    Paris, France

    12 h-index

    58 publications

    4.2K citations

  6. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    12 h-index

    37 publications

    3.1K citations

  7. Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, United States

    11 h-index

    68 publications

    7.4K citations

  8. Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

    Erlangen, Germany

    11 h-index

    39 publications

    4.8K citations

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  1. Scientific Reports

    28 publications · 1.5K citations

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  2. Biophysical Journal

    31 publications · 3.2K citations

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  3. American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology

    18 publications · 2.8K citations

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  4. PLoS ONE

    17 publications · 1.4K citations

    15

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  5. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    PNAS · 12 publications · 1.8K citations

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