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    Physics of Composite Cell Membrane and Actin Based Cytoskeleton

    The composite cell envelope is an impressive example of nature’s strategy to design complex materials and machineries with unique and stunning physical properties by self-assembly of hierarchical structures. T...

    E. Sackmann, E. Bausch, L. Vonna in Physics of bio-molecules and cells. Physiq… (2002)

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    Micromechanics of filopodia mediated capture of pathogens by macrophages

    The biological function of filopodia has been extensively studied while only little work has been done on their mechanical properties. In the present study, we apply magnetic microbeads to explore the capturin...

    L. Vonna, A. Wiedemann, M. Aepfelbacher, E. Sackmann in European Biophysics Journal (2007)