Coupled mechanical mapping and interference contrast microscopy reveal viscoelastic and adhesion hallmarks of monocytes differentiation into macrophages
M. Eroles, J. Lopez-Alonso, A. Ortega, T. Boudier, K. Gharzeddine, F. Lafont, A. Millet, C. Valotteau, F. Rico
This study uses mechanical and adhesion imaging to show that macrophages become stiffer and more adhesive than monocytes during differentiation.
bioRxiv · Nov 29, 2022Biophysics