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RECENT PUBLICATIONS (after June 2013)

Nanomechanical and topographical imaging of living cells by Atomic Force Microscopy with colloidal probes
Luca Puricelli, Massimiliano Galluzzi, Carsten Schulte, Alessandro Podestà, Paolo Milani
arXiv:1408.1991 [cond-mat.soft]

 

NANOSCALE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF SINGLE BIOMOLECULES BY AFM

P. SCHÖN, M. GOSA and G. J. VANCSO   REVUE ROUMAINE DE CHIMIE  2013, 58(7-8), 577-583

 

AFM Cantilever with in Situ Renewable Mercury Microelectrode

Peter Schön, Joël Geerlings, Niels Tas, and Edin Sarajlic

Analytical Chemistry, 2013, 85 (19), pp 8937–8942

 

Peak Forces in High-Resolution Imaging of Soft Matter in Liquid

Horacio V. Guzman, Alma P. Perrino, and Ricardo Garcia

ACS Nano 7, 3198–3204 (2013)

 

Peak Forces and lateral resolution in amplitude modulation force microscopy in liquid

Horacio V. Guzman and Ricardo Garcia

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 4, 852-859 (2013).

 

Biomolecule recognition using piezoresistive nanomechanical force probes 

G. Tosolini, F. Scarponi, S. Cannistraro, J. Bausells 
APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, 102 (2013) 253701

 

High-Speed AFM Force Spectroscopy Unfolds Titin at the Speed of Molecular Dynamics Simulations

F Rico, L González, I Casuso, M Puig, S Scheuring

Biophysical Society 57th Annual Meeting: February 2-6, 2013  Biophysical Journal 104, 381

 

High-Speed Force Spectroscopy Unfolds Titin at the Velocity of Molecular Dynamics Simulations

F. Rico, L. Gonzalez, I. Casuso, M. Puig-Vidal, S. Scheuring.

Science, 2013; 342 (6159): 741 DOI: 10.1126/science.1239764

 

Determination of erythrocyte sodium sensitivity in man

Hans Oberleithner & Marianne Wilhelmi
 
Pflugers Arch - Eur J Physiol  DOI 10.1007/s00424-013-1289-x
 

Vascular endothelium leaves fingerprints on the surface of erythrocytes

Hans Oberleithner

Pflugers Arch - Eur J Physiol (2013) 465:1451–1458

 

Blood pressure and amiloride-sensitive sodium channels in vascular and renal cells

David G. Warnock, Kristina Kusche-Vihrog, Antoine Tarjus, Shaohu Sheng, Hans Oberleithner, Thomas R. Kleyman and Frederic Jaisser

Warnock, D. G. et al. Nat. Rev. Nephrol. advance online publication 14 January 2014; doi:10.1038/nrneph.2013.275

 

Long-term application of the aldosterone antagonist spironolactone prevents stiff endothelial cell syndrome
 
Verena Drüppel, Kristina Kusche-Vihrog, Claudia Grossmann, Michael Gekle, Bernd Kasprzak, Eva Brand, Hermann Pavenstädt, Hans Oberleithner and Katrin Kliche
 
FASEB J. 27, 3652–3659 (2013)
 
 
Biomolecule recognition using piezoresistive nanomechanical force probes
 
Giordano Tosolini, Filippo Scarponi, Salvatore Cannistraro and Joan Bausells
 
APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS 102, 253701 (2013)
 
 
The softening of human bladder cancer cells happens at an early stage of the malignancy process
Jorge R Ramos, Joanna Pabijan, Ricardo Garcia, Malgorzata Lekka
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. (Submitted).
 

Conferences June 2013 - 2014

 

Peak Forces in High-Resolution Imaging of Soft Matter in Liquid

SPM on SPM 2012 (Rolduc Abbey- The Netherlands)

Horacio V. Guzman.

Peak Forces in High-Resolution Imaging of Soft Matter in Liquid

V European School on Molecular Nanoscience 2012 (Cuenca-Spain)

Alma P. Perrino

Peak Forces in High-Resolution Imaging of Soft Matter in Liquid

ISPM 2013 (Dijon-France)

Horacio V. Guzman

Peak Forces in High-Resolution Imaging of Soft Matter in Liquid

Advanced Force Microscopy Workshop KIT 2013 (Karlsruhe-Germany)

Horacio V. Guzman

Peak Forces in High-Resolution Imaging of Soft Matter in Liquid

POSTER: 4th Multifrequency AFM 2012 (Madrid-Spain)

Alma P. Perrino

 

Mapping the nanomechanical properties and structure using an atomic force microscopy

A. Chlanda, P. Oberbek, M. J. Wozniak, K. J. Kurzydlowski

Proceedings: A Nanomechanical Testing Workshop & Hysitron User Meeting” Dresden, Germany, 20.03-22.03.2013.

Probe - nanoparticle shape convolution, analysis of SPM images of bioceramic used in tissue engineering

P. Oberbek, M.J. Wozniak, A. Chlanda and K. J. Kurzydlowski

11th European Congress of Stereology and Image Analysis, Kaiserslautern, Germany, 8-12.06. 2013.

Quantitative imaging of electrospun fibers for tissue engineering application by PeakForce Quantitative NanoMechanics Atomic Force Microscopy

Adrian Chlanda, Janusz Rebis, Michal J. Wozniak, Krzysztof Rozniatowski, Krzysztof J. Kurzydlowski

Proceedings: EMRS Fall Meeting 2013, Warsaw, Poland, 16-20.09.2013.

 

AFM Nanoimaging and nanomechanics for nanomedicine

Ratnesh Lal, Srinivasan Ramachandran, Fernando Teran Arce, Preston Landon, University of California San Diego, USA, 

3rd World Conference on Physico Chemical Methods in Drug Discovery and Development Joint PCMDDD-3 & COST Action TD 1002 session

 

G-quadruplex DNA and DNA origami: Insights from atomic force microscopy

Robert HendersonUniversity of Cambridge, UK, 

 
 
Structural dynamics of single molecules using Atomic Force Microscopy
Jean-Luc PellequerShu-wen W. Chen, Michael Odorico, Jean-Marie Teulon, Pierre Parot, Rui C. Chaves, CEA, France
 
Online Bioaffinity-Mass Spectrometry: New Tool for Simultaneous Detection, Structure Determination and Affinity Quantification of Protein-Ligand Interactions from Biological Material
Michael Przybylski, Stefan Slamnoiu, Mihaela Stumbaum, Camelia Vlad, Kathrin Lindner, Christiaan Karreman, Marcel Leist, and Bastian Hengerer, University of KonstanzGermany,
 

 

 

PUBLICATIONS of COST ACTION TD 1002 (before June 2013)

 

1. Rico, F., et al., Two-dimensional kinetics of inter-connexin interactions from single-molecule force spectroscopy. J. Mol. Biol., 2011, 412(1): p. 72-9.

2. Bizzarri, A.R. and S. Cannistraro, eds. Dynamical Force Spectroscopy and Biomelecular Recognition. 2012, Francis & Taylor. 270.

3. Svetlicic, V., et al., Polymer networks produced by marine diatoms in the northern Adriatic sea. Mar. Drugs, 2011. 9(4): p. 666-79.

4. Pletikapić, G., et al., Quantitative nanomechanical mapping of marine diatom in seawater using peak force tapping. J. Phycol., 2012. 48: p. 174–185.

5. Ciofani, G., et al., Pilot in vivo toxicological investigation of boron nitride nanotubes. Int. J. Nanomed., 2012. 7: p. 19-24.

6. Oberleithner, H., Two barriers for sodium in vascular endothelium? Ann Med, 2012.

7. Peters, W., et al., Nanomechanics and sodium permeability of endothelial surface layer modulated by hawthorn extract WS 1442. PLoS One, 2012. 7(1): p. e29972.

8. Mescola, A., et al., Probing cytoskeleton organisation of neuroblastoma cells with single-cell force spectroscopy. J. Mol. Recognit., 2012. 25(5): p. 270-7.

9. Bosak, S., et al., A novel type of colony formation in marine planktonic diatoms revealed by atomic force microscopy. Plos One, 2012! 7(9): p. e44851.

10. Urbani, R., et al., Diatom polysaccharides: Extracellular production, isolation and molecular characterization, in The complex world of polysaccharides, D. Karunaratn, Editor. 2012, InTech. p. 345-367.

11. Fels, J., et al., Cortical actin nanodynamics determines nitric oxide release in vascular endothelium. PLoS One, 2012. 7: p. e41520.

12. Korte, S., et al., Firewall function of the endothelial glycocalyx in the regulation of sodium homeostasis. Pflugers Arch, 2012. 463: p. 269-278.

13. Kusche-Vihrog, K. and H. Oberleithner, An emerging concept of vascular salt sensitivity. F1000 Biol Rep, 2012. 4: p. 20.

14. Rico, F., et al., Two-dimensional kinetics of inter-connexin interactions from single-molecule force spectroscopy. J. Mol. Biol., 2011! 412: p. 72-79.

15. Hozic, A., et al., Nanomechanical Characterization of the Stiffness of Eye Lens Cells: A Pilot Study. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci., 2012. 53: p. 2151-6.

16. Szegletes, Z. and G. Váró, Artificial and natural membranes, in Atomic force microscopy.Investigation into biology - From cell to protein, C.L. Frewin, Editor. 2012. p. 219-232.

17. El-Kirat-Chatel, S. and Y.F. Dufrêne, Nanoscale imaging of the Candida–macrophage interaction using correlated fluorescence-atomic force microscopy. ACS Nano, 2012. 12: p. 10792-10799.

18. Costa, L., et al., Imaging material properties of biological samples with a Force Feedback Microscope. submitted, 2013.

19. Costa, L., et al., Comparison between Atomic Force Microscopy and Force Feedback Microscopy static force curves. arXiv:1306.2775, 2013.

 

  1. Callies C, Fels J, Liashkovich I, Kliche K, Jeggle P, Kusche-Vihrog K, Oberleithner H (2011). Membrane potential depolarization decreases the stiffness of vascular endothelial cells. J Cell Sci 124: 1936-1942.

  2. Fels J, Jeggle P, Kusche-Vihrog K, Oberleithner H (2012). Cortical actin nanodynamics determines nitric oxide release in vascular endothelium. PLoS One 7: e41520.

  3. Jeggle P, Callies C, Tarjus A, Fassot C, Fels J, Oberleithner H, Jaisser F, Kusche-Vihrog K (2013). Epithelial Sodium Channel Stiffens the Vascular Endothelium In Vitro and in Liddle Mice. Hypertension.

  4. Kliche K, Jeggle P, Pavenstadt H, Oberleithner H (2011). Role of cellular mechanics in the function and life span of vascular endothelium. Pflugers Arch 462: 209-217.

  5. Korte S, Wiesinger A, Straeter AS, Peters W, Oberleithner H, Kusche-Vihrog K (2012). Firewall function of the endothelial glycocalyx in the regulation of sodium homeostasis. Pflugers Arch 463: 269-278.

  6. Kusche-Vihrog K Oberleithner H (2012). An emerging concept of vascular salt sensitivity. F1000 Biol Rep 4: 20.

  7. Kusche-Vihrog K, Urbanova K, Blanque A, Wilhelmi M, Schillers H, Kliche K, Pavenstadt H, Brand E, Oberleithner H (2011). C-reactive protein makes human endothelium stiff and tight. Hypertension 57: 231-237.

  8. Oberleithner H (2012). Two barriers for sodium in vascular endothelium? Ann Med 44 Suppl 1: S143-S148.

  9. Oberleithner H, Peters W, Kusche-Vihrog K, Korte S, Schillers H, Kliche K, Oberleithner K (2011). Salt overload damages the glycocalyx sodium barrier of vascular endothelium. Pflugers Arch 462: 519-528.

 

10. Peters W, Drueppel V, Kusche-Vihrog K, Schubert C, Oberleithner H (2012). Nanomechanics and sodium permeability of endothelial surface layer modulated by hawthorn extract WS 1442. PLoS One 7: e29972.

S. Bosak, G. Pletikapić, A.Hozić, V. Svetličić, D. Sarno, D. Viličić. 2012 . A novel type of colony formation in marine planktonic diatoms revealed by atomic force microscopy. Plos One 7(9): e44851.

 

Books & Books Chapters

 

Atomic force microscopy.Investigation into biology: From cell to protein, (2012) Ed by .C.L. Frewin, in chapter no 10. by Z. Szegletes, G. Váró Artificial and natural membranes pages 219-232. COST Action TD1002 is cited.

Urbani R, Sist P, Pletikapić G, Mišić Radić T, Svetličić V, Žutić V. 2012. Diatom Polysaccharides: Extracellular Production, Isolation and Molecular Characterization. In The complex world of polysaccharides, Karunaratn DN (ed.) InTech; 345-367. Available from "The Complex World of Polysaccharides"

 

Conferences

 

1) Michal J. Wozniak, Wojciech Swieszkowski, Przemysław Oberbek oraz Krzysztof J. Kurzydlowski. Composite scaffolds for bone tissue regeneration based on biodegradable polymers and nanoceramic, study of structure and effect on living cells” “NIMS Conference 2012” 4- 6.06.2012, Tsukuba, Japan

2) Michal J. WOZNIAK, Przemyslaw OBERBEK, Ewa KIJENSKA, Wojciech SWIESZKOWSKI and Krzysztof J. KURZYDLOWSKI “Composite scaffolds for bone tissue regeneration based on biodegradable polymers and nanoceramic (HAp, TCP), study of structure and effect on living cells” EMRS Fall Meeting 2012, 17-21.09.2012, Warsaw, Poland

3) Michal J. WOZNIAK, Wojciech SWIESZKOWSKI, Krzysztof J. KURZYDLOWKI "Nanocomposite 3-dimensional particles for biomedical application: study of the structure and cytotoxicity" konferencja "ISAPS 2011", 25-30.09.2011, Hakone, Japan

4) Michal J. Wozniak, Naoki Kawazoe, Tetsuya Tateishi, Guoping Chen, Wojciech Święszkowski and Krzysztof J. Kurzydlowski "Mechanical properties of serially passaged bovine articular chondrocytes" "Euro AFM Forum 2011" 7-9.09.2011, Zurich, Switzerla

6) Michal J. Wozniak, Naoki Kawazoe, Tetsuya Tateishi, Guoping Chen and Krzysztof J. Kurzydlowski "Influence of cells passage number and extracellular matrix of mechanical properties of serially passaged bovine articular chondrocytes" "AFM BioMed Conference 2011", 23-27.08.2011, Paris, France

-1- Bruno Tiribilli presented a poster at the AFMBioMed Conference in Paris, that is now available on F1000 http://f1000.com/posters/browse/summary/1089850

-1- Massimo Vassalli Invited seminar, Polish Academy of Science, Warsaw, Poland25/01/2012,

-2- Massimo Vassalli Invited seminar, Ruder Boskovic Institute, Zagreb, Croatia23/5/2012,

-3- Massimo Vassalli Invited seminar, National Research Council, Palermo, Italy27/9/2012,

1- Pierre PAROT COST Action TD 1002: An European network on applications of Atomic Force Microscopy to NanoMedicine and Life Sciences, Journées CBS2, Montpellier, France, 10-11 mai 2012

2- Pierre Parot, Jean-Luc Pellequer Dynamic Force Spectroscopy for studying high affinity ligand receptor complexes ... the avidin-biotin paradigm 2nd World Conference on Physico-Chemeical Methods in Drug Discovery and Development Zadar, Croatia, September 18 – 22, 2011

3- Pierre PAROT European network on applications of Atomic Force Microscopy to NanoMedicine and Life Sciences: AFM4NanoMed&Bio (TD 1002) Linz Winter Workshop 2102 LINZ, AUSTRIA, February 4 2011

4- Pierre PAROT Atomic Force Microscopy to (nano)medicine and life sciences Inaugural Meeting of The Wallonia Network for Nanotechnologies ASBL
Louvain la Neuve, Belgium, December 10, 2010

5- Pierre PAROT Biological Multiple Interactions by Dynamic Force Spectroscopy National Institute of Research for Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter

Bucharest, Romania, 27 May 2011

6- Pierre PAROT Réseau Européen sur les applications de l’AFM en nano-médecine et en science du vivant Journée iBEB, Marcoule, France, 17 mai 2011

7- Jean-Luc PELLEQUER AFM applications on molecular recognition and structural biology Seeing at the Nanoscale 2012 University of Bristol, UK July 9-11 2012

(1) V. Svetlicic: AFM characterization of silver nanoparticles interactions with marine diatom cells and extracellular polymers. Seeing at the Nanoscale 2012, Bristol, UK, July 9-11, 2012.

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SESSION I BioAFM: Cells and Molecules

(2) V. Svetličić, G. Pletikapić, I. Vinković Vrček, V. Žutić (invited lecture): Marine biopolymers and nanoparticles interaction. Regional Biophysical Conference 2012, Kladovo, Srbija, September 3-9, 2012. Section S1: Molecular biophysics

(3) Pletikapić G, Mišić Radić T, Berquand A, Murvai U, Kellermayer MSZ, Vinković Vrček I, Žutić V, Svetličić V, (poster): Marine diatom cells and extracellular polymers: nanostructure and nanomechanics. G. Pletikapic recived the “Jean Giaja” young scientist prize for the best poster presentation. Regional Biophysical Conference 2012, Kladovo, Srbija, September 3-9, 2012.

(4) G. Pletikapić, T. Mišić Radić T, A. Berquand, U. Murvai, MSZ Kellermayer, I. Vinković Vrček , V. Žutić, V. Svetličić (invited lecture): Marine diatom cells and extracellular polymers: nanostructure, nanomechanics and interactions with nanoparticles. From Solid State To BioPhysics VI From Physics To Life Sciences, Cavtat, Croatia, June 9-16, 2012. Plenary Session 3

(5) Anika Embrechts, Laurence Jennings, Piotr Glazer and Eduardo Mendes (poster presentation): Physical characterization of giant wormlike micelles by Atomic Force Microscopy SPM on SPM conference, 23rd until 26th of September 2012, Kerkrade, The Netherlands.

(6) Anika Embrechts (poster presentation): Nanotechnology at Saxion Netherlands MicroNanoconference, 10th and 11th of December 2012, Ede, The Netherlands.

(7) Jean-Nicolas Audinot (oral presentation), AFM/SIMS imaging of isotopically labeled, combed DNA, XIV. Annual Linz Winter Workshop, Advances in Single-Molecule Research for Biology & Nanoscience, February 3-7, 2012 Linz, Austria.

Nanoscale imaging of the Candida–macrophage interaction using correlated fluorescence-atomic force microscopy ACS Nano, 12: 10792-10799 (2012)
S. El-Kirat-Chatel, Y.F. Dufrêne,

True atomic metrology of Tobacco Mosaic Virus using AFM imaging on self-assembled monolayers
XIV Linz Winter Workshop 2012, Linz, Austria in association with COST Workshop on Nanomedicine and Nanodiagnostics (2012)
Odorico, M., Meillan, M., Chen, S.-w.W., Vellutini, L., Parot, P., Bennetau, B. and Pellequer, J.-L.

 

High-speed atomic force microscopy: Cooperative adhesion and dynamic equilibrium of junctional microdomain membrane proteins
J Mol Biol, 2012, 423 (2): 249-256
Adai Colom-Diego, Ignacio Casuso, Thomas Boudier & Simon Scheuring

Characterization of the motion of membrane proteins using high speed atomic force microscopy
Nature Nanotechnology, 2012, 7 (8): 525-529
Ignacio Casuso, Jonathan Khao, Mohamed Chami, Perrine Paul-Gilloteaux, Mohamed Husain, Jean-Pierre Duneau,

Henning Stahlberg, James N Sturgis & Simon Scheuring 

 

Joint publications of COST Action teams

Rico F, Oshima A, Hinterdorfer P, Fujiyoshi Y, Scheuring S.
J Mol Biol. 2011 Sep 9;412(1):72-9. Epub 2011 Jul 23.
 

Nanomechanical characterization of stiffness of eye lens cells: a pilot study.

A. Hozic, F. Rico, A. Colom, N. Buzhynskyy, S. Scheuring

Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 53 (2012) 2151-2156.

Cover of the April 2012 issue: http://www.iovs.org/content/53/4.cover-expansion

 

 

Others articles

1/f^alpha noise in the dynamic force spectroscopy curves signals the occurrence of biorecognition 
    A.R. Bizzarri, S. Cannistraro  PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2013 in press (available here
 
Nanomechanics and Sodium Permeability of Endothelial Surface Layer Modulated by Hawthorn Extract WS 1442 Wladimir Peters, Verena Drueppel, Kristina Kusche-Vihrog, Carola Schubert, Hans Oberleithner, PLoS ONE | www.plosone.org 1 January 2012 | Volume 7 | Issue 1 | e29972 

Two barriers for sodium in vascular endothelium? HANS OBERLEITHNER,  Annals of Medicine, 2012; Early Online: 1–6

Atomic force microscopy characterization of silver nanoparticles interactions with marine diatom cells and extracellular polymeric substance / G. Pletikapić, V. Žutić, I.  Vinković Vrček, V. Svetličić, J. Mol. Recognit., (2012), DOI: 10.1002/jmr.2177

* Polymer Networks Produced by Marine Diatoms in the Northern Adriatic Sea      /    V. Svetličić, V. Žutić, T. Mišić Radić, G. Pletikapić, A. Hozić Zimmermann, and R. Urbani,  . Marine Drugs, 9 (2011) 666-679.

Quantitative Nanomechanical Mapping of Marine Diatom in Seawater Using Peak Force Tapping AFMG. Pletikapić, A. Berquand, T. Mišić Radić, and V. Svetličić, . Journal of Phycology, in press.

* Adhesive-free colloidal probes for nanoscale force measurements: Production and characterization

Indrieri, M.; Podesta, A.; Bongiorno, G.; Marchesi, D.; Milani, P., Review of Scientific Instruments 2011, 82 (2), 023708-11.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3553499

* Fluorescence and atomic force microscopy imaging of wall teichoic acids in Lactobacillus plantarum  /  Andre, Deghorain, va Swam, Kleerebezem, Hols and Dufrêne

ACS Chem. Biol., 6 (2011°, 366-376

*  Effect of Antimicrobial Peptide-Amide: Indolicin on Biological Membranes  /  Végh, Nagy, Balint, Kerényi, Rakhely, Varo and Szegletes

Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Vol 2011 (2011) ID 670589, 6 pages doi: 10.1155/2011/670589

* Forces guiding assembly of light-harvesting complex 2 in native membranes

Lu-Ning Liu, Katia Duquesne, Filipp Oesterhelt, James N. Sturgis, and Simon Scheuring (2011)

www.pnas.org/cgi/doi/10.1073/pnas.1004205108       pdf

Books

Artificial and Natural Membranes by György Váró and Zsolt Szegletes

Institute of Biophysics, Biological Research Centre, Szeged, Hungary

 

Atomic Force Spectroscopy and Biomolecular Recognition

Editor(s):  Salvatore Cannistraro;  Rita Bizzarri

...The topics of this book were also conceived within the networking research activity of the EU COST Action TD 1002 on Applications of Atomic Force Microscopy to NanoMedicine and Life Sciences (AFM4NanoMed&Bio)... (extracted from the Preface)

Features
  • Provides practical examples to analyze the force curves and the most common routines
  • Overviews biological partner-binding strategies useful in experimental design
  • Covers the major features of biorecognition processes, the basic principles of DFS, and their application to biological complexes
  • Presents an extensive treatment of theoretical models, data analysis, and experimental procedures

Publication Date:  January 15, 2012, available on line for pre-order.

Life at the Nanoscale

 Editor: Yves Dufrêne (2011)

The book is available globally and potential readers could order via the following websites:
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