Unbinding force of a single motor molecule of muscle measured using optical tweezers

Observation of a single-beam gradient force optical trap for dielectric particles

A. Ashkin, J. M. Dziedzic, J. E. Bjorkholm et al. · Optics Letters · 1986 · 6.9K citations

Photonics, Gradient Force, Optical Materials +15

Muscle Structure and Theories of Contraction

A. F. Huxley · Progress in Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry · 1957 · 3.4K citations

Mechanobiology, Muscle Physiology, Muscle Function +10

Single myosin molecule mechanics: piconewton forces and nanometre steps

Jeffrey T. Finer, Robert Simmons, James A. Spudich · Nature · 1994 · 1.9K citations

Single Molecule Biophysics, Natural Sciences, Molecular Biology +5

Adhesion Forces Between Individual Ligand-Receptor Pairs

Ernst‐Ludwig Florin, Vincent T. Moy, Hermann E. Gaub · Science · 1994 · 1.9K citations

Force measurements by micromanipulation of a single actin filament by glass needles

Akiyoshi Kishino, Toshio Yanagida · Nature · 1988 · 677 citations

Engineering, Micromachines, Microfabrication +13