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25. Han, S.J., Ting, L.H., Bielawski, K.S., Rodriguez, M.L., Sniadecki, N.J.  (2012)  Decoupling Substrate Stiffness, Spread Area, and Micropost Density: A Close Spatial Relationship Between Traction Forces and Focal Adhesions. Biophys J.  103(4): 640-8.  [PDF] 

24. Ting, L.H., Jahn, J.R., Jung, J.L., Shuman, B.R., Feghhi, S., Han, S.J., Rodriguez, M.L., Sniadecki, N.J.  (2012)  Flow Mechanotransduction Regulates Traction Forces, Intercellular Forces, and Adherens Junctions. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol.  302: H2220-H2229.  [PDF]  [Press Coverage]

23. Ting, L.H., Feghhi, S., Han, S.J., Rodriguez, M.L., Sniadecki, N.J.  (2011)  Effect of Silanization Film Thickness in Soft Lithography of Nanoscale Features. ASME J Nano Engr Medicine.  2(4):041006.  [PDF] 

22. Feghhi, S., Sniadecki, N.J.  (2011)  Mechanobiology of Platelets: Techniques to Study the Role of Fluid Flow and Platelet Retraction Forces at the Micro- and Nano-Scale. Int J Mol Sci.  12(12):9009-30.  [PDF] 

21. Rodriguez, A.G., Han, S.J., Regnier, M., Sniadecki, N.J.  (2011)  Substrate Stiffness Increases Twitch Power of Neonatal Cardiomyocytes in Correlation with Changes in Myofibril Structure and Intracellular Calcium Biophys J.  101(10):2455-2464.  [PDF] 

20. Ting, L.H., Sniadecki, N.J.  (2011)  Biological Micro-Electromechanical Systems (BioMEMS). In Comprehensive Biomaterials.  (eds. P. Ducheyne, K.E. Healy, D.W. Hutmacher, D.W. Grainger, and C.J. Kirkpatrick).  Elsevier: Waltham, MA.  3.15:257-276.  [PDF]  [Link]

19. Han, S.J., Sniadecki, N.J.  (2011)  Nanotechnology Usages for Cellular Adhesion and Traction Forces. In Cellular and Biomolecular Mechanics and Mechanobiology.  (ed. A. Gefen).  Springer: New York.  4:177-200.  [PDF]  [Link]

18. Han, S.J., Sniadecki, N.J.  (2011)  Simulations of the Contractile Cycle in Cell Migration Using a Bio-Chemical-Mechanical Model. Comp Meth Biomech Biomed Eng.  14(5):459-468  [PDF]

17. Tooley, W.W., Feghhi, S., Han, S.J., Wang, J., Sniadecki, N.J.  (2011)  Thermal Fracture of Oxidized Polydimethylsiloxane during Soft Lithography of Nanopost Arrays. J Microeng Micromech.  21(5):054013  [PDF]  [SUP MAT]  [Cover]

16. Raghavan, S., Shen, C.J., Desai, R.A., Sniadecki, N.J., Nelson, C.M., Chen, C.S.  (2010)  Decoupling Diffusional from Dimensional Control of Signaling in 3D Culture Reveals a Role for Myosin in Tubulogenesis. J Cell Sci.  123(17):2877-2883  [PDF]

15. Liu, Z., Tan J.L., Cohen, D., Yang, M.T., Sniadecki N.J., Alom Ruiz, S., Nelson, C.M., Chen, C.S.  (2010)  Mechanical Tugging Forces Regulates the Size of Cell-Cell Junctions.  Proc Nat Acad Sci.  107(22):9944-9  [PDF]

14. Liu, Z., Sniadecki, N.J., Chen, C.S.  (2010)  Mechanical Forces in Endothelial Cells during Firm Adhesion and Early Transmigration of Human Monocytes.  Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering.  3(1):50-9  [PDF]

13. Liang, X.M, Han, S.J., Reems, J.A., Gao, D., Sniadecki, N.J.  (2010)  Platelet Retraction Force Measurements Using Flexible Post Force Sensors.  Lab on a Chip.  10(8): 991-8  [PDF]  [Cover]

12. Sniadecki, N.J.  (2010)  A Tiny Touch: Activation of Cell Signaling Pathways with Magnetic Nanoparticles.  Endocrinoloy.  151(2):451-7  [PDF]

11. Sniadecki, N.J., Legant, W.L., Chen, C.S.  (2009)  Micro- and Nanoscale Force Techniques for Mechanotransduction.  In Cellular Mechanotransduction.  (ed. R. Kamm and M. Mofrad).  Cambridge University Press: Cambridge.  16:377-402.  [Link]

10. Sniadecki, N.J., Chen, C.S., Lamb, C.M, Liu, Y., Reich, D.H.  (2008)  Magnetic Microposts for Mechanical Stimulation of Biological Cells: Fabrication, Characterization, and Analysis.  Review of Scientic Instruments.  79(4): 044302.  [PDF] [Abstract]

9. Yang, M.T., Sniadecki, N.J., Chen, C.S.  (2007)  Geometric Considerations of Micro- to Nanoscale Elastomeric Post Arrays to Study Cellular Traction Forces.  Advanced Materials.  19: 3119–3123.  [PDF]

8. Desai, R.A., Yang, M.T., Sniadecki, N.J., Legant, W.R., Chen, C.S.  (2007)  Microfabricated Post-Array-Detectors (mPADs): an approach to isolate mechanical force.  J Visualized Exp.  7.  [HTML]

7. Sniadecki, N.J., Anguelouch, A., Yang, M.T., Lamb, C.M., Liu, Z., Kirschner, S.B., Liu, Y, Reich, D.H., Chen, C.S.  (2007)  Magnetic microposts as an approach to apply forces to living cells.  Proc Nat Acad Sci.  104: 14553-14558.  [PDF]  [SUP MAT]  [Press Coverage]

6. Sniadecki, N.J., Chen, C.S.  (2007)  Microfabricated Silicone Elastomeric Post Arrays for Measuring Traction Forces of Adherent Cells  In Methods in Cell Biology - Cell Mechanics, Volume 83.  (ed. Y-L. Wang and D.E. Discher).  Elsevier: New York.  13:313-328.  [PDF] 

5. Sniadecki, N.J., Chen, C.S.  (2006)  Instrumentation for Cell Mechanics  In Medical Devices and Systems: The Biomedical Engineering Handbook, Third Edition.  (ed. J.D. Bronzino).  CRC Press: Boca Raton.  65:1-11.  [PDF] 

4. Sniadecki, N.J., Desai, R.A., Alom Ruiz, S., Chen, C.S.  (2006)  Nanotechnology for Cell-Substrate Interactions.  Annals of Biomed Eng.  34(1):431-441.  [PDF] 

3. Nelson, C.M., Jean, R.P., Tan, J.L., Liu, W.F., Sniadecki, N.J., Spector, A.A., Chen, C.S.  (2005)  Emergent patterns of growth controlled by multicellular form and mechanics.  Proc Nat Acad Sci.  102(33):11594-11599.  [PDF]  [SUP MAT] 

2. Lemmon, C.A., Sniadecki, N.J., Ruiz, S.A., Tan, J.T., Romer, L.H., Chen, C.S.  (2005)  Shear Force at the Cell-Matrix Interface: Enhanced Analysis For Microfabricated Post Array Detectors.  Mech Chem Biosys.  2(1):1-16.  [PDF] 

1. Sniadecki, N.J., Lee, C.S., Sivanesan, P., DeVoe, D.L.  (2004)  Induced Pressure Pumping in Polymer T-Channels via Field-Effect Flow Control.  Anal Chem.  76(7).  [PDF]