Taher A. Saif Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Biography Publications Institution JoVE Articles Taher A. Saif has not added a biography. If you are Taher A. Saif and would like to personalize this page please email our Author Liaison for assistance. Publications Cell Culture on Microfabricated One-dimensional Polymeric Structures for Bio-actuator and Bio-bot Applications Lab on a Chip. Apr, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 25712193 Reprogramming Cellular Phenotype by Soft Collagen Gels Soft Matter. Nov, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 25284029 Three-dimensionally Printed Biological Machines Powered by Skeletal Muscle Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. Jul, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 24982152 A Novel Cell Traction Force Microscopy to Study Multi-cellular System PLoS Computational Biology. Jun, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 24901766 A Mechanically-induced Colon Cancer Cell Population Shows Increased Metastatic Potential Molecular Cancer. 2014 | Pubmed ID: 24884630 Active Transport of Vesicles in Neurons is Modulated by Mechanical Tension Scientific Reports. 2014 | Pubmed ID: 24670781 A Self-propelled Biohybrid Swimmer at Low Reynolds Number Nature Communications. 2014 | Pubmed ID: 24435099 Tailoring Hydrogel Adhesion to Polydimethylsiloxane Substrates Using Polysaccharide Glue Angewandte Chemie (International Ed. in English). Jul, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 23729395 Measuring Nonequilibrium Vesicle Dynamics in Neurons Under Tension Lab on a Chip. Feb, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 23303380 Attenuation of Cell Mechanosensitivity in Colon Cancer Cells During in Vitro Metastasis PloS One. 2012 | Pubmed ID: 23226284 Development of Miniaturized Walking Biological Machines Scientific Reports. 2012 | Pubmed ID: 23155480 A Novel Technique for Micro-patterning Proteins and Cells on Polyacrylamide Gels Soft Matter. Jul, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 23002394 Top-down Synthesis of Versatile Polyaspartamide Linkers for Single-step Protein Conjugation to Materials Bioconjugate Chemistry. Dec, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 22053983 Calcium Signaling in Live Cells on Elastic Gels Under Mechanical Vibration at Subcellular Levels PloS One. 2011 | Pubmed ID: 22053183 MEMS Sensors and Microsystems for Cell Mechanobiology Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering : Structures, Devices, and Systems. Mar, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21886944 Drosophila Neurons Actively Regulate Axonal Tension in Vivo Biophysical Journal. Nov, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 21081068 Mechanical Force Affects Expression of an in Vitro Metastasis-like Phenotype in HCT-8 Cells Biophysical Journal. Oct, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 20959086 Stiffness of the Substrate Influences the Phenotype of Embryonic Chicken Cardiac Myocytes Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. Part A. Dec, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 20939058 Myoblast Morphology and Organization on Biochemically Micro-patterned Hydrogel Coatings Under Cyclic Mechanical Strain Biomaterials. Jan, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 19783042 Plastic Deformation Recovery in Freestanding Nanocrystalline Aluminum and Gold Thin Films Science (New York, N.Y.). Mar, 2007 | Pubmed ID: 17395826 Force Response and Actin Remodeling (agglomeration) in Fibroblasts Due to Lateral Indentation Acta Biomaterialia. Jan, 2007 | Pubmed ID: 17049324 Functionalized Biomicroelectromechanical Systems Sensors for Force Response Study at Local Adhesion Sites of Single Living Cells on Substrates Annals of Biomedical Engineering. Sep, 2003 | Pubmed ID: 12918910 Isolation of Primary Human Colon Tumor Cells from Surgical Tissues and Culturing Them Directly on Soft Elastic Substrates for Traction Cytometry M. Yakut Ali1, Sandeep V. Anand1, Krishnarao Tangella2,3, Davendra Ramkumar2,3, Taher A. Saif1,4 1Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 3Provena Covenant Medical Centre, 4Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign JoVE 52532 Bioengineering
Isolation of Primary Human Colon Tumor Cells from Surgical Tissues and Culturing Them Directly on Soft Elastic Substrates for Traction Cytometry M. Yakut Ali1, Sandeep V. Anand1, Krishnarao Tangella2,3, Davendra Ramkumar2,3, Taher A. Saif1,4 1Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 3Provena Covenant Medical Centre, 4Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign JoVE 52532 Bioengineering
