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Laurens Kimps

KU LeuvenORCID 0000-0003-2926-9153Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 2 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 2 Assay:imaging· 2 Approach:microscopy & imaging analysis· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Approach:deep learning· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1

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Hans Van OosterwyckiD· 3 shared Jorge Barrasa FanoiD· 3 shared Apeksha ShapetiiD· 2 shared Débora do Carmo LinharesiD· 2 shared Nele Vaes· 2 shared Ruth CardinaelsiD· 2 shared Alejandro Apolinar–FernándeziD· 1 shared Christ GlorieuxiD· 1 shared

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2025-2026 · peak 2/yr

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BiophysicsCommunications BiologyPeer-reviewedJan 12, 2026

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

Samet Aytekin, Laurens Kimps, Quinten Coucke…·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.

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imagingmicroscopy & imaging analysis

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BioengineeringActa BiomaterialiaPeer-reviewedJan 3, 2026

Osteoarthritic chondrocytes exert higher contractile forces and exhibit enhanced protrusive activity when cultured in 3D degradable hydrogels

Maxim Vovchenko, Nele Vaes, Jorge Barrasa Fano…·Hans Van Oosterwyck

This study shows OA chondrocytes generate higher contractile forces in 3D degradable hydrogels compared to 2D, linked to increased protrusive activity and actomyosin engagement.

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humanexperimental assay

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BiophysicsbioRxivPreprintNov 17, 2025

Data-driven traction force microscopy in 3D collagen hydrogels

Jorge Barrasa Fano, Laurens Kimps, Alejandro Apolinar–Fernández…·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.

DOI 10.1101/2025.11.17.688772

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