Foreword to the special issue on different approaches to force spectroscopy in the research of cell pathologies

Bartlomiej Zapotoczny; Malgorzata Lekka; Alessandro Podestà

doi:10.1016/j.micron.2022.103329

Foreword to the special issue on different approaches to force spectroscopy in the research of cell pathologies

Micron. 2022 Sep:160:103329. doi: 10.1016/j.micron.2022.103329. Epub 2022 Jul 25.

Authors

Bartlomiej Zapotoczny¹, Malgorzata Lekka², Alessandro Podestà³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Biophysical Microstructures, Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków, Poland. Electronic address: bartlomiej.zapotoczny@gmail.com.
² Department of Biophysical Microstructures, Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków, Poland.
³ Department of Physics "Aldo Pontremoli" and CIMAINA, Università degli Studi Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy.

PMID: 35934657
DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2022.103329

Abstract

Atomic force microscopy (AFM) and atomic force spectroscopy (AFS) constantly develop to address the detailed description of biophysical changes occurring during cell pathologies. Although AFM is still not a clinical diagnostic tool, it provides invaluable information on the transition of cells from physiological to pathological states. This special issue on "Different approaches to force spectroscopy in the research of cell pathologies" covers some of the latest scientific reports created to bring AFM closer to diagnosing pathology in biological material.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Mechanical Phenomena*
Microscopy, Atomic Force / methods
Spectrum Analysis