Force sensors (IMAGE)

Brown University

Force sensors

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Tiny fluorescent spheres (small red dots and insets) can be used to measure forces at the cellular level as biological tissue forms and grows. The spheres deform as surrounding cells exert forces upon them, and that deformation is used to calculate the forces.

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Darling Lab / Brown University

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