Acousto-holographic reconstruction of whole-cell stiffness maps
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Journal Article
Abstract
Accurate assessment of cell stiffness distribution is essential due to the critical role of cell mechanobiology in regulation of vital cellular processes like proliferation, adhesion, migration, and motility. Stiffness provides critical information in understanding onset and progress of various diseases, including metastasis and differentiation of cancer. Atomic force microscopy and optical trapping set the gold standard in stiffness measurements. However, their widespread use has been hampered with long processing times, unreliable contact point determination, physical damage to cells, and unsuitability for multiple cell analysis. Here, we demonstrate a simple, fast, label-free, and high-resolution technique using acoustic stimulation and holographic imaging to reconstruct stiffness maps of single cells. We used this acousto-holographic method to determine stiffness maps of HCT116 and CTC-mimicking HCT116 cells and differentiate between them. Our system would enable widespread use of whole-cell stiffness measurements in clinical and research settings for cancer studies, disease modeling, drug testing, and diagnostics.
Date Issued
2022-11-29
Date Acceptance
2022-11-14
Citation
Nature Communications, 2022, 13
ISSN
2041-1723
Publisher
Nature Portfolio
Journal / Book Title
Nature Communications
Volume
13
Copyright Statement
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36446776
PII: 10.1038/s41467-022-35075-x
Subjects
ALGORITHM
ATOMIC-FORCE MICROSCOPY
DEFORMABILITY
LIVING CELLS
MECHANICS
Multidisciplinary Sciences
PRINCIPLES
REFRACTIVE-INDEX
Science & Technology
Science & Technology - Other Topics
VIABILITY
Publication Status
Published
Coverage Spatial
England
Article Number
7351
Date Publish Online
2022-11-29