Institut für Biophysik

Researchers from the Institute for Biophysics (Department of Nanobiotechnology) in collaboration with the group of Prof. Maria Teresa Miras-Portugal (Univ. Complutense Madrid, Spain), have employed Atomic Force Microscopy to detect and evaluate the impact of selective stimulation on native nucleotide receptors on the mechanical response of both endothelial cells and astrocytes.

Dr Jagoba Iturri and Professor José Luis Toca-Herrera from the Institute for Biophysics (Department of Nanobiotechnology) have studied, in collaboration with researchers from the University of Ljubljana (Slovenia), the mechanical response of endothelial cells upon treatment with cytoskeleton-disrupting drugs (CK-869 and Jasplakinolide). Mechanical properties were measured by deformation at two different ranges by means of complementary Optical Tweezers and Atomic Force Microscopy techniques.