Our research focuses on the mechanics of biological systems at the cellular, intracellular, and molecular level. We develop new techniques, mainly based on micropipettes coupled to microscopy. We also like to artistically illustrate cellular processes.
Recent Publications
Biophysical Journal, 2024; 123(2):210-220. doi: 10.1016/j.bpj.2023.12.008. Quantifying both viscoelasticity and surface tension: why sharp tips overestimate cell stiffness. Olga Markova, Christophe Clanet, Julien Husson.
Phys. Rev. Lett. 130, 064001 (2023). Clogging of a rectangular slit by a spherical soft particle. Charles Paul Moore, Julien Husson, Arezki Boudaoud, Gabriel Amselem, and Charles N. Baroud. [HAL archive]
Methods in Molecular Biology (MIMB, volume 2600) DOI:10.1007/978-1-0716-2851-5_1, 2023. Measuring Cell Mechanical Properties Using Microindentation. Julien Husson. [HAL archive]
Biophysical Journal, 2022; 121 (8):1381-1394. Distinct timing of neutrophil
spreading and stiffening during phagocytosis. A. Zak, S. Dupré-Crochet, E. Hudik, A.I. Barakat, O. Nüsse, J. Husson. [HAL archive]
Biophysical Journal, 2021; 120(9): 1692-1704. Rapid viscoelastic changes are a hallmark of early leukocyte activation. Alexandra Zak, Sara Violeta Merino-Cortés, Anaïs Sadoun, Farah Mustapha, Avin Babataheri, Stéphanie Dogniaux, Sophie Dupré-Crochet, Elodie Hudik, Hai-Tao He, Abdul I. Barakat, Yolanda R. Carrasco, Yannick Hamon, Pierre-Henri Puech, Claire Hivroz, Oliver Nüsse, Julien Husson. [HAL archive]
Biology of the Cell,
20 January
2021; https://doi.org/10.1111/boc.202000133. Influence of external forces on actin-dependent T cell protrusions during immune synapse formation. Andrés Ernesto Zucchetti, Noémie Paillon, Olga Markova, Stéphanie Dogniaux, Claire Hivroz, and
Julien Husson. [HAL archive]
Science Signaling, 2020; 13(627),
eaaw8214. Diacylglycerol kinase z regulates actin
cytoskeleton remodeling and mechanical forces at the B cell immune synapse. Sara V. Merino-Cortes, Sofia R.
Gardeta, Sara Roman-Garcia, Ana Martínez-Riaño, Judith Pineau, Rosa
Liebana, Isabel Merida, Ana-Maria Lennon Dumenil, Paolo Pierobon,
Julien Husson, Balbino Alarcon, and Yolanda R. Carrasco. [HAL archive]