Experimental techniques for single cell and single molecule biomechanics

Atomic Force Microscope

G. Binnig, C. F. Quate, Ch. Gerber · Physical Review Letters · 1986 · 14.3K citations · Full text

Engineering, Tunneling Microscopy, Physics +14

Overstretching B-DNA: The Elastic Response of Individual Double-Stranded and Single-Stranded DNA Molecules

Steven B. Smith, Yujia Cui, Carlos Bustamante · Science · 1996 · 2.7K citations

Optical trapping and manipulation of single cells using infrared laser beams

A. Ashkin, J. M. Dziedzic, Tsuyoshi Yamane · Nature · 1987 · 2.3K citations

Engineering, Microscopy, Optical Properties +11

Direct Mechanical Measurements of the Elasticity of Single DNA Molecules by Using Magnetic Beads

Steven B. Smith, Laura Finzi, Carlos Bustamante · Science · 1992 · 1.8K citations

Ionic effects on the elasticity of single DNA molecules

Christoph G. Baumann, Steven B. Smith, Victor A. Bloomfield et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1997 · 1K citations · Full text