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A High-throughput Cell Microarray Platform for Correlative Analysis of Cell Differentiation and Traction Forces
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2017
Cell differentiation is regulated by a host of microenvironmental factors, including both matrix composition and substrate material properties. We describe here a technique utilizing cell microarrays in conjunction with traction force microscopy to evaluate both cell differentiation and biomechanical cell–substrate interactions as a function of microenvironmental context.
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Postural Organization of Gait Initiation for Biomechanical Analysis Using Force Platform Recordings
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2022
This paper describes the material and method developed to investigate the postural organization of gait initiation. The method is based on force platform recordings and on the direct principle of mechanics to compute center of gravity and center of pressure kinematics.
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Fabrication and Implementation of a Reference-Free Traction Force Microscopy Platform
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2019
This protocol provides instructions for implementing multiphoton lithography to fabricate three-dimensional arrays of fluorescent fiducial markers embedded in poly(ethylene glycol)-based hydrogels for use as reference-free, traction force microscopy platforms. Using these instructions, measurement of 3D material strain and calculation of cellular tractions is simplified to promote high-throughput traction force measurements.
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Global Gene Expression Analysis Using a Zebrafish Oligonucleotide Microarray Platform
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2009
Gene microarrays are powerful tools in gene expression profiling at a genome-wide level. This technology has application in a variety of biological disciplines including developmental biology and toxicology. In this video, we detail a protocol for global gene expression analysis using a comprehensive oligonucleotide microarray platform for the zebrafish.
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Force and Acceleration
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2023
Source: Nicholas Timmons, Asantha Cooray, PhD, Department of Physics & Astronomy, School of Physical Sciences, University of California, Irvine, CA The goal of this experiment is to understand the components of force and their relation to motion through the use of Newton's second law by measuring the acceleration of a glider being acted upon by a force. Nearly every aspect of motion in everyday life can be described using Isaac Newton's three laws of motion. They describe how objects in...
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Force transducers capture both ground-reaction forces and moments as a body interacts with the supporting surface. Researchers can then examine force magnitude and timing rather than relying only on visual descriptions of movement. This separates how strongly and when a body loads the surface, helping reveal mechanical features of standing, walking, jumping, or other actions.
Center of pressure adds a spatial variable to force measurements, making it useful for examining balance and postural control. By considering how this measure changes during an action, researchers can describe behavioral differences that force magnitude alone may not capture. This is especially relevant when evaluating standing or other tasks requiring controlled posture.
Researchers can compare force magnitude, timing, and center-of-pressure measures across environmental or experimental conditions. Differences in these variables provide objective evidence that a condition altered balance, postural control, locomotion, or another measured behavior. The approach therefore connects a visible behavioral response with changes in the mechanical strategies used during the task.
The procedure begins with a body performing a selected action while supported by the platform, such as standing, walking, or jumping. Force transducers record the resulting ground-reaction forces and moments. Researchers then calculate variables including force magnitude, timing, and center of pressure, which can be interpreted in relation to the observed behavior.
Force platform measurements can be applied to standing, walking, jumping, and other actions that involve interaction with a supporting surface. In behavioral research, these tasks support analysis of balance, postural control, and locomotion. Selecting different actions allows researchers to examine how motor behavior changes across tasks or experimental conditions.
The method provides objective mechanical information that complements observation of behavior. Its measurements can support studies of motor control, coordination, physical performance, and changes in behavior by linking visible actions with force, timing, moment, and center-of-pressure variables. This connection helps researchers investigate how movement strategies contribute to behavioral outcomes.