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Three-dimensional traction technology and its application in mechanomedicine
Xinman Chen1, Chenyang Ji1, Xi Liu1
1Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics of the Ministry of Education, Hubei Bioinformatics and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory, Laboratory for Cellular Biomechanics and Regenerative Medicine, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430074 China.
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Endogenous forces generated by living cells are essential for biological processes and physiological functions of cells and tissues. Over the last several decades, numerous methods for detecting traction forces have been developed. Here we review these methods and discuss their respective strengths and limitations. Being able to reliably quantify tractions in living cells and tissues are critical in understanding how forces drive and regulate cell and tissue functions in physiology and diseases.

