Stiffening cells with light
Eva Gonzalez, Jana El Husseiny, Finn Bastian Molzahn, Tiffany Campion, Hadrien Jalaber, Stéphanie Dogniaux, Pierre‐Henri Puech, Oliver Nüße, Laure Gibot, Julien Husson
This paper shows that fluorescence excitation increases cell stiffness through reactive oxygen species production, highlighting phototoxicity and suggesting photostiffening as a tool for quantifying it.
Cell Reports Physical Science · Dec 1, 2025Peer-reviewedBiophysics