Studying cell mechanics with a biophotonics-based tool

这项研究将有助于促进和保持良好的健康。关节炎、骨质疏松症等疾病与细胞力学之间存在联系。我们的研究将提供对细胞力学的洞察，从而帮助理解这些疾病的病理生理学。这项研究与组织工程学有关。关于组织替代物的机械调节的研究正在进行中。了解细胞力学将有助于优化条件调节方案，从而改善工程组织的特性。 在这项研究中，我们将开发在生命科学、先进材料开发和纳米技术中应用的光学工具。我们的项目将促进澳大利亚在这些领域的研究。

This study will help to promote and maintain good health. There is a connection between diseases such as arthritis and osteoporosis and cell mechanics. Our study will provide insight into cell mechanics, thereby helping to understand the pathophysiology of these diseases. The study is relevant to tissue engineering. There is ongoing research on mechanical conditioning of tissue substitutes. Understanding cell mechanics will help to optimise conditioning protocols, thereby improving the properties of engineered tissue. During this study we will develop optical tools that have applications in the life sciences, in the development of advanced materials and in nanotechnology. Our project will promote Australian research in these fields.