The human finger is equipped with four types of mechanoreceptor (RA, PC, SA-I and SA-II) 1,2,3, enabling the perception of multidimensional tactile forces that include pressure, vibration, shear ...
Traction force microscopy (TFM) is a quantitative imaging technique that maps the mechanical forces exerted by cells as they adhere to and interact with compliant substrates. By embedding fiducial ...