News and events
Have a look at our latest news:
SENSOCELL used to demonstrate the mechanism tissues use to regulate their sensitivity to mechanical signals
A new publication recently released shows how our OT platform SENSOCELL is used to demonstrate the mechanism tissues use to regulate their sensitivity to mechanical signals.
The labs of Pere Roca-Cusachs and Xavier Trepat (IBEC) use SENSOCELL to perform active microrheology experiments and investigate how laminin-integrin links influence mechanotransduction in mammary epithelial cells.
Postdoctoral job positions for 2 biophysicists available at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (NHMFL)
Here we share a couple of Postdoctoral Fellowship offers in Biophysics and Synthetic Biology at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory and the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, Tallahassee, FL, USA.
You will find detailed information on the following downloadable documents
SENSOCELL in Japan: at the Most Advanced Exhibition for Scientific/Analytical Systems and Solutions
SENSOCELL has been presented at the Most Advanced Exhibition for Scientific/ Analytical Systems and Solutions in Japan: JASIS , the JApan Analitical & Scientific Instrument Show. The JASIS WebExpo remains open until March 2022. If interested in information about SENSOCELL in Japanese, the online exhibition makes possible to access anytime from anywhere.
Soft condensed matter, nonlinear rheology and SENSOCELL
Delighted to share a new publication recently released that shows another interesting application of SENSOCELL.
In this work, Dr Ahmed et al. analyze the dynamics of a passive colloidal probe immersed in an active bath using Optical tweezers in combination with our force spectroscopy technology .
If you are interested in soft condensed matter and nonlinear rheology do not miss it ! .
Mechanical cues trigger neuronal activity and ion channel receptors
Finally! The latest paper from the Neurophotonics & Mechanical Systems Biology group at ICFO has been published in SCIENCE ADVANCES. In this work entitled “An asymmetric mechanical code ciphers curvature-dependent proprioceptor activity”, the mechanical activation of neuronal activity in C. elegans is studied by means of genome editing, modelling and direct force spectroscopy integrated in SENSOCELL optical tweezers.
New protocol for the study of subcellular mechanics in confinement
In this work the authors describe in detail a protocol using SENSOCELL optical tweezers to interrogate the mechanical properties of the cell nucleus inside living cells and that can be extended to the study of other subcellular compartments and organelles. As a representative result, the authors used DNA-Hoechst staining to measure the nucleus deformation upon indentation performed by forces of the order of several hundreds of pN.
Here you will find our upcoming and past events
Webinar on Microrheology with SENSOCELL
On February 26, 2025, from 10:00 to 11:00 AM (CET), the Imaging and Optics Facility (IOF) will host a remote seminar on microrheology using our SENSOCELL optical trapping system
IMPETUX will be at BPS 2025 Meeting in Los Angeles
IMPETUX is thrilled to sponsor the BPS 2025 meeting in Los Angeles! Join us at booth #201. Don’t miss our Sponsor talk on Feb. 17th, 17h30!
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