F INDINGS National Institutes of Health National Institute of General Medical Sciences The Forces That Bind Engineer Andrés García: Studying the Mechanics.

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F INDINGS National Institutes of Health National Institute of General Medical Sciences The Forces That Bind Engineer Andrés García: Studying the Mechanics of Cell Adhesion

F INDINGS National Institutes of Health National Institute of General Medical Sciences Andrés García Sizes Up Sticky Cells Engineer García wants to create biomaterials to heal broken bones. Adhesion enables cells to Change shape Move around the body Repair a wound Question: What happens when human cells become too sticky?

F INDINGS National Institutes of Health National Institute of General Medical Sciences Answer: Cells cannot move Too little adhesion Too much adhesion No traction No forward movement Flypaper effect No forward movement Cell adhesion: a delicate balance between too little and too much

F INDINGS National Institutes of Health National Institute of General Medical Sciences How Cells Move Cells walk along body surfaces via tiny "feet," called focal adhesions, which connect with the extracellular matrix. To move (extend, attach, release), what must cells exert?

F INDINGS National Institutes of Health National Institute of General Medical Sciences Forces Are With You Types of force: Applied―one object exerts energy on another object Gravitational ― massive celestial bodies pull on objects Frictional ―an object slides across a surface Give an example of applied force. Give an example of frictional force. What non-planetary objects might this type of force affect?

F INDINGS National Institutes of Health National Institute of General Medical Sciences García’s “One Size Fits All” Solution

F INDINGS National Institutes of Health National Institute of General Medical Sciences García Gains Momentum

F INDINGS National Institutes of Health National Institute of General Medical Sciences How Tightly Do Cells Stick to a Surface? Inside the cell spinner 1.Plate containing cells sits on a disk holder 2.Disk holder spins inside a chamber filled with liquid 3.Spinning disk generates a 3-dimensional flow pattern that applies precise pressure detachment forces to the cells Adhesion strength is calculated by counting cells remaining adhered after spinning stops. Answering research question #1

F INDINGS National Institutes of Health National Institute of General Medical Sciences What Can Change Adhesion Force? Cellular stickiness depends on How many “feet” a cell has in one spot Whether cells have certain proteins Answering research question #2 Question: Do more “feet” mean stronger or weaker adhesion? Why?

F INDINGS National Institutes of Health National Institute of General Medical Sciences Interdisciplinary Discovery García’s discoveries are the result of mixing concepts from two disciplines: cell biology and engineering. Biologists study the complexities of living systems Engineers take systems apart to measure them

F INDINGS National Institutes of Health National Institute of General Medical Sciences Research Applications In what ways might the knowledge that García has gained about focal adhesion mechanics be applied in human medicine?