崭新技术测量细胞旋转运动 有助揭示细胞病变发展与成因
Mechanics plays a fundamental role in cell biology. Cells navigate these mechanical forces to explore their environments and sense the behaviour of surrounding living cells. The physical characteristics of a cell’s environment in turn impact cell functions. Therefore, understanding how cells interact with their environment provides crucial insights into cell biology and has wider implications in medicine, including disease diagnosis and cancer therapy. Researchers have developed numerous tools to study the interplay between cells and their 3D microenvironment.
Dr Yuan Lin and Dr Zhiqin Chu
Applying LPM to measure in-plane traction force fields of intact cells. (a) Schematic illustration showing the design of cell experiments: NDs are randomly embedded in an elastic substrate (PDMS) serving as fiducial markers; before (upper) and after (lower) cell lysis (3T3 cells treated with a detergent ), the orientation and position of NDs are measured via the LPM method. Red dashed arrow represents the projection direction of the NV center axis on the sample plane. (b) Typical bright-field (left panel) and scattering (middle panel) images of a cell fed with NDs. Fluorescence image (right panel) of a chosen ND with single NV center as indicated by the inserted g(2)(τ) measurement. White line (in the middle panel) outlines the profile of the cell. (c) A table shows the relative motions (before and after cell lysis) of a target ND with single NV center.
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