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Mechanics of Cell Adhesion with Engineer Andrés García

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Engineer Andrés García researches cell adhesion mechanics to create biomaterials for bone healing. Discover the delicate balance of cell stickiness and forces needed for movement in the human body.

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  1. The Forces That Bind Engineer Andrés García: Studying the Mechanics of Cell Adhesion

  2. 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?

  3. Cell adhesion: a delicate balance between too little and too much Too little adhesion Too much adhesion No traction Flypaper effect No forward movement No forward movement Answer: Cells cannot move

  4. 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?

  5. 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. What non-planetary objects might this type of force affect? Give an example of frictional force.

  6. García’s “One Size Fits All” Solution

  7. García Gains Momentum

  8. How Tightly Do Cells Stick to a Surface? Answering research question #1 Inside the cell spinner • Plate containing cells sits on a disk holder • Disk holder spins inside a chamber filled with liquid • 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.

  9. What Can Change Adhesion Force? Answering research question #2 Cellular stickiness depends on • How many “feet” a cell has in one spot • Whether cells have certain proteins Question: Do more “feet” mean stronger or weaker adhesion? Why?

  10. 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

  11. Research Applications In what ways might the knowledge that García has gained about focal adhesion mechanics be applied in human medicine?