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Rapid detection of bacterial resistance to antibiotics using AFM cantilevers as nanomechanical sensors by Longo, G., Alonso-Sarduy, L., Rio, L. Marques, Bizzini, A., Trampuz, A., Notz, J., Dietler, G., Kasas, S.

“…The widespread misuse of drugs has increased the number of multiresistant bacteria 1 , and this means that tools that can rapidly detect and characterize…”
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DNA-protein interactions explored by atomic force microscopy by Kasas, S., Dietler, G.

“…DNA-protein interactions play an important role in all living organisms on Earth. The advent of atomic force microscopy permitted for the first time to follow…”
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AFM contribution to unveil pro- and eukaryotic cell mechanical properties by Kasas, S., Stupar, P., Dietler, G.

“…Atomic force microscopy is nowadays a well-established technique that permits the investigation of numerous parameters of living matter. In particular, it…”
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Nanomechanical sensor applied to blood culture pellets: a fast approach to determine the antibiotic susceptibility against agents of bloodstream infections by Stupar, P., Opota, O., Longo, G., Prod'hom, G., Dietler, G., Greub, G., Kasas, S.

“…The management of bloodstream infection, a life-threatening disease, largely relies on early detection of infecting microorganisms and accurate determination…”
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Nanotools and molecular techniques to rapidly identify and fight bacterial infections by Dinarelli, S., Girasole, M., Kasas, S., Longo, G.

“…Reducing the emergence and spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria is one of the major healthcare issues of our century. In addition to the increased…”
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Probing nanomechanical properties from biomolecules to living cells by Kasas, S., Dietler, G.

“…Atomic force microscopy is being increasingly used to explore the physical properties of biological structures. This technique involves the application of a…”
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A Rapid Unraveling of the Activity and Antibiotic Susceptibility of Mycobacteria by Mustazzolu, A, Venturelli, L, Dinarelli, S, Brown, K, Floto, R A, Dietler, G, Fattorini, L, Kasas, S, Girasole, M, Longo, G

“…The development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria is a worldwide health-related emergency that calls for new tools to study the bacterial metabolism and to…”
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Effect of antibiotics on mechanical properties of Bordetella pertussis examined by atomic force microscopy by Villalba, M.I., Venturelli, L., Arnal, L., Masson, C., Dietler, G., Vela, M.E., Yantorno, O., Kasas, S.

“…In recent years, the coevolution of microorganisms with current antibiotics has increased the mechanisms of bacterial resistance, generating a major health…”
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Nanomotion detection based on atomic force microscopy cantilevers by Kohler, A.C., Venturelli, L., Longo, G., Dietler, G., Kasas, S.

“…Atomic force microscopes (AFM) or low-noise in-house dedicated devices can highlight nanomotion oscillations. The method consists of attaching the organism of…”
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Exploring the Mechanical Properties of Single Vimentin Intermediate Filaments by Atomic Force Microscopy by Guzmán, C., Jeney, S., Kreplak, L., Kasas, S., Kulik, A.J., Aebi, U., Forró, L.

“…Intermediate filaments (IFs), together with actin filaments and microtubules, compose the cytoskeleton. Among other functions, IFs impart mechanical stability…”
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Combination of fluorescence microscopy and nanomotion detection to characterize bacteria by Aghayee, S., Benadiba, C., Notz, J., Kasas, S., Dietler, G., Longo, G.

“…Antibiotic‐resistant pathogens are a major health concern in everyday clinical practice. Because their detection by conventional microbial techniques requires…”
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Nanomechanics of microtubules by Kis, A, Kasas, S, Babić, B, Kulik, A J, Benoît, W, Briggs, G A D, Schönenberger, C, Catsicas, S, Forró, L

“…We have determined the mechanical anisotropy of a single microtubule by simultaneously measuring the Young's and the shear moduli in vitro. This was achieved…”
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Localization of adhesins on the surface of a pathogenic bacterial envelope through atomic force microscopy by Arnal, L, Longo, G, Stupar, P, Castez, M F, Cattelan, N, Salvarezza, R C, Yantorno, O M, Kasas, S, Vela, M E

“…Bacterial adhesion is the first and a significant step in establishing infection. This adhesion normally occurs in the presence of flow of fluids. Therefore,…”
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Stiffness tomography exploration of living and fixed macrophages by Roduit, C., Longo, G., Benmessaoud, I., Volterra, A., Saha, B., Dietler, G., Kasas, S.

“…Stiffness tomography is a new atomic force microscopy imaging technique that allows highlighting structures located underneath the surface of the sample. In…”
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A method for anchoring round shaped cells for atomic force microscope imaging by Kasas, S., Ikai, A.

“…More and more researchers are interested in imaging living (Henderson, 1994) or fixed cells in their natural environment using the atomic force microscope…”
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Interactions between Synaptic Vesicle Fusion Proteins Explored by Atomic Force Microscopy by Yersin, A., Hirling, H., Steiner, P., Magnin, S., Regazzi, R., Hüni, B., Huguenot, P., De Los Rios, P., Dietler, G., Catsicas, S., Kasas, S.

“…Measuring the biophysical properties of macromolecular complexes at work is a major challenge of modern biology. The protein complex composed of…”
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Microcontroller-driven fluid-injection system for atomic force microscopy by Kasas, S, Alonso, L, Jacquet, P, Adamcik, J, Haeberli, C, Dietler, G

“…We present a programmable microcontroller-driven injection system for the exchange of imaging medium during atomic force microscopy. Using this low-noise…”
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Temperature-Dependent Elasticity of Microtubules by Kis, A, Kasas, S, Kulik, A. J, Catsicas, S, Forró, L

“…Central to the biological function of microtubules is their ability to modify their length which occurs by addition and removal of subunits at the ends of the…”
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Oscillation modes of microtubules by Kasas, S., Cibert, C., Kis, A., De Los Rios, P., Riederer, B.M., Forró, L., Dietler, G., Catsicas, S.

“…Microtubules are long, filamentous protein complexes which play a central role in several cellular physiological processes, such as cell division transport and…”
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Characterization of MAP1B heavy chain interaction with actin by Cueille, N, Blanc, C. Tallichet, Popa-Nita, S, Kasas, S, Catsicas, S, Dietler, G, Riederer, B.M

“…Abstract Microtubue-associated protein 1B is an essential protein during brain development and neurite outgrowth and was studied by several assays to further…”
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