Near-UV lithography and traction force microscopy are combined to measure cellular forces on micropatterned hydrogels. The targeted light-induced release of single cells enables a high number of measurements on the same sample.
Christian, J., Blumberg, J. W., Probst, D., Lo Giudice, C., Sindt, S., Selhuber-Unkel, C., Schwarz, U. S., Cavalcanti-Adam, E. A. Control of Cell Adhesion using Hydrogel Patterning Techniques for Applications in Traction Force Microscopy. J. Vis. Exp. (179), e63121, doi:10.3791/63121 (2022).