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Nils Kronenberg
GatherLab (University of St Andrews)
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Malte C. Gather
GatherLab (University of St Andrews)
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This protocol describes the fabrication of micro-cavity chips for the measurement of cell forces via Elastic Resonator Stress Microscopy as described in the Nature Cell Biology paper “Long-Term Imaging of Cellular Forces with High Precision by Elastic Resonator Interference Stress Microscopy”. We have designed elastic, optical micro-cavities that are built on glass coverslips and consist of a layered structure of an ultra-soft elastomer layer sandwiched between two thin and flexible gold mirrors. Optical readout of the local thickness of micro-cavity chips allows for the detection of minute vertical displacement caused by cells cultured on top of the chip. All steps of the fabrication are carried out under cleanroom conditions
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Biophysics, cellular biomechanics, cell forces, ERISM, podosome, amoeboid migration, mesenchymal migration, traction force microscopy
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Long-term imaging of cellular forces with high precision by elastic resonator interference stress microscopy
by Nils M. Kronenberg, Philipp Liehm, Anja Steude, +6
Nature Cell Biology (20 June, 2017)
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Nils Kronenberg
GatherLab (University of St Andrews)
Corresponding Author
Malte C. Gather
GatherLab (University of St Andrews)
Corresponding Author
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This protocol describes the fabrication of micro-cavity chips for the measurement of cell forces via Elastic Resonator Stress Microscopy as described in the Nature Cell Biology paper “Long-Term Imaging of Cellular Forces with High Precision by Elastic Resonator Interference Stress Microscopy”. We have designed elastic, optical micro-cavities that are built on glass coverslips and consist of a layered structure of an ultra-soft elastomer layer sandwiched between two thin and flexible gold mirrors. Optical readout of the local thickness of micro-cavity chips allows for the detection of minute vertical displacement caused by cells cultured on top of the chip. All steps of the fabrication are carried out under cleanroom conditions
The University of St Andrews has filed a patent application related to the protocol described here.
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Associated Publications
Long-term imaging of cellular forces with high precision by elastic resonator interference stress microscopy
by Nils M. Kronenberg, Philipp Liehm, Anja Steude, +6
Nature Cell Biology (20 June, 2017)