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Ratiometric Nanoviscometers: Applications for Measuring Cellular Physical Properties in 3D Cultures.

Charles McRae White¹, Mark A Haidekker², William S Kisaalita¹

¹School of Chemical, Materials and Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, Driftmier Engineering Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA.

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New insights into cell biomechanics are crucial for understanding cell behavior and disease. This review highlights fluorescent molecular rotors as promising tools for measuring cell properties in both 2D and 3D cultures.

Keywords:

3D cell culture fluorescent probes molecular rotors viscosity

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Area of Science:

Cell Biology
Biophysics
Biochemistry

Background:

Cellular biomechanics plays a vital role in cell state and disease processes.
Traditional 2D cell culture methods for assessing biomechanics poorly translate to 3D environments and in vivo function.
Existing methods for 2D cell culture biomechanics are often incompatible with 3D cultures.

Purpose of the Study:

To review the significance of cellular biomechanical properties.
To introduce fluorescent molecular rotors as a novel tool for assessing microviscosity.
To advocate for the application of fluorescent molecular rotors in both 2D and 3D cell cultures.

Main Methods:

Review of existing literature on cell biomechanics and fluorescent probes.
Discussion of the principles behind fluorescent molecular rotors and their sensitivity to microviscosity.
Exploration of the potential applications of these rotors in cell biology.

Main Results:

Fluorescent molecular rotors offer a promising approach due to their sensitivity to microviscosity.
Their emission quantum yield correlates with the surrounding microviscosity.
These probes are suitable for both 2D and 3D cell culture systems.

Conclusions:

Fluorescent molecular rotors are valuable tools for studying cellular biomechanics.
Their application can bridge the gap between in vitro 2D cultures and in vivo 3D environments.
Further research into their fundamental and practical applications is warranted.