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Ruth Cardinaels

Eindhoven University of TechnologyORCID 0000-0002-4191-6504Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Assay:imaging· 2 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Approach:deep learning· 1 Approach:microscopy & imaging analysis· 1 Research Focus:spatial domain detection· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Débora do Carmo LinharesiD· 2 shared Hans Van OosterwyckiD· 2 shared Jorge Barrasa FanoiD· 2 shared Laurens KimpsiD· 2 shared Alejandro Apolinar–FernándeziD· 1 shared Apeksha ShapetiiD· 1 shared Elías Núñez-OrtegaiD· 1 shared Gijsje Hendrika KoenderinkiD· 1 shared

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Linking Molecular Tension and Cellular Tractions: A Multiscale Approach to Focal Adhesion Mechanics

Samet Aytekin, Laurens Kimps, Quinten Coucke, Debora Linhares, Sarah Vorsselmans, Swaraj Deodhar, Ruth Cardinaels, Mar Cóndor, Jorge Barrasa Fano, Hans Van Oosterwyck, Susana Rocha

This study combines Traction Force Microscopy and Vinculin Tension Sensors to analyze how molecular tension and cellular tractions interact across different scales in focal adhesions.

Communications Biology · Jan 12, 2026Peer-reviewedBiophysics

Data-driven traction force microscopy in 3D collagen hydrogels

Jorge Barrasa Fano, Laurens Kimps, Alejandro Apolinar–Fernández, Débora do Carmo Linhares, Iain Muntz, Elías Núñez-Ortega, Nele Vaes, Apeksha Shapeti, Ruth Cardinaels, Gijsje Hendrika Koenderink, Jose A. Sanz‐Herrera, Hans Van Oosterwyck

This paper introduces DD-TFM, a data-driven 3D traction force microscopy method that models collagen hydrogels as discrete fiber networks, revealing fiber-level matrix deformations caused by endothelial cells.

bioRxiv · Nov 17, 2025 · PreprintBiophysics