Thomas Franz

This paper develops a mathematical model to simulate chemo-mechanically induced collective cell motility on elastic substrates, showing how growth factor production and diffusion rates affect cell movement.

This study shows that the stiffness ratio between spinal cord gray and white matter changes with indentation bead size, depending on the anatomical plane.

This study uses computational models to analyze how erythrocyte deformability affects merozoite invasion and identifies mechanical markers for drug screening.

This study examines how modifications to HIV envelope proteins affect the mechanical properties of virus-like particles, finding that certain modifications increase stiffness and breaking force.

This study quantifies morphological and mechanical changes in endothelial cells infected with KSHV, identifying potential diagnostic and therapeutic markers.