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西亚试剂:Noncontact estimation of intercellular breaking force using

发布时间:2025-07-31

Noncontact estimation of intercellular breaking force using a femtosecond laser impulse quantified by atomic force microscopy

Yoichiroh Hosokawaa,1, Man Hagiyamab, Takanori Iinoa, Yoshinori Murakamib, and Akihiko Itoc,1

Abstract

When a femtosecond laser pulse (fsLP) is focused through an objective lens into a culture medium, an impulsive force (fsLP-IF) is generated that propagates from the laser focal point (Of) in a micron-sized space. This force can detach individual adherent cells without causing considerable cell damage. In this study, an fsLP-IF was reflected in the vibratory movement of an atomic force microscopy (AFM) cantilever. Based on the magnitude of the vibration and the geometrical relationship between Of and the cantilever, the fsLP-IF generated at Of was calculated as a unit of impulse [N-s]. This impulsive force broke adhesion molecule-mediated intercellular interactions in a manner that depended on the adhesion strength that was estimated by the cell aggregation assay. The force also broke the interactions between streptavidin-coated microspheres and a biotin-coated substrate with a measurement error of approximately 7%. These results suggest that fsLP-IF can be used to break intermolecular and intercellular interactions and estimate the adhesion strength. The fsLP-IF was used to break intercellular contacts in two biologically relevant cultures: a coculture of leukocytes seeded over on an endothelial cell monolayer, and a polarized monolayer culture of epithelial cells. The impulses needed to break leukocyte–endothelial and interepithelial interactions, which were calculated based on the geometrical relationship between Of and the adhesive interface, were on the order of 10-13 and 10-12 N-s, respectively. When the total impulse at Of is well-defined, fsLP-IF can be used to estimate the force required to break intercellular adhesions in a noncontact manner under biologically relevant conditions.

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