Warming us up for the next few weeks of Olympic highs and lows we dug up several papers in which AFM has been used to understand and enhance athletic performance.
Whilst high-speed imaging hasn’t yet made it into the list of enterable events on the Olympic roster, our microscopy method of choice is making a medal-worthy impact off the track for a variety of sports…
1. Atomic force microscope observation of athletes' hemoglobin imaging
Guojun Zhang, Weidong Luo, Shereen Ismail Hajee & HanCheng Gong (2020)Cellular and Molecular Biology, 66 (7) https://mail.cellmolbiol.org/index.php/CMB/article/view/3736
2. Fatigue-driven compliance increase and collagen unravelling in mechanically tested anterior cruciate ligament
Kevin H. Putera, Jinhee Kim, So Young Baek, Stephen H. Schlecht, Mélanie L. Beaulieu, Victoria Haritos, Ellen M. Arruda, James A. Ashton-Miller, Edward M. Wojtys & Mark M. Banaszak Holl (2023) Communications Biology, 6 (564) https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-023-04948-2
3. Evaluation of Stem Cell-to-Tenocyte Differentiation By Atomic Force Microscopy to Measure Cellular Elastic Moduli
Yasuyuki Morita, Taichi Mukai, Yang Ju & Sachi Watanabe (2013) Cell Biochem Biophys 66, 73–80 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12013-012-9455-x
4. Increased Expression of N2BA Titin Corresponds to More Compliant Myofibrils in Athlete’s Heart
Dalma Kellermayer, Bálint Kiss, Hedvig Tordai, Attila Oláh, Henk L. Granzier, Béla Merkely, Miklós Kellermayer & Tamás Radovits (2021) Int. J. Mol. Sci. 22(20), 11110 https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/22/20/11110
5. Waste textiles as the versatile triboelectric energy-harvesting platform for self-powered applications in sports and athletics
Manisha Sahu, Sugato Hajra, Swati Panda, Mary Rajaitha, Basanta Kumar Panigrahi, Horst-Günter Rubahn, Yogendra Kumar Mishra & Hoe Joon Kim (2022) Nano Energy 97, 107208 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2211285522002890[BP1]
6. Endurance-dependent urinary extracellular vesicle signature: shape, metabolic miRNAs, and purine content distinguish triathletes from inactive people
Tiziana Pietrangelo, Carmen Santangelo, Danilo Bondi, Paolo Cocci, Raffaela Piccinelli, Francesco Piacenza, Enrica Rosato, S. N. Afifa Azman, Enrico Binetti, Marco Farina, Marcello Locatelli, Virgilio Brunetti, Cinzia Le Donne, Lorenzo Marramiero, Ester Sara Di Filippo, Vittore Verratti, Stefania Fulle, Valentina Scollo & Francesco Palermo (2023) Integrative Physiology 475, 691–709 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00424-023-02815-x
7. Development of a novel multiphysical approach for the characterization of mechanical properties of musculotendinous tissues
Malek Kammoun, Redouane Ternifi, Vincent Dupres, Philippe Pouletaut, Sandra Même, William Même, Frederic Szeremeta, Jessem Landoulsi, Jean-Marc Constans, Frank Lafont, Malayannan Subramaniam, John R. Hawse & Sabine F. Bensamoun (2019) Scientific Reports 9, 7733 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-44053-1
8. Long-Term Strenuous Exercise Promotes Vascular Injury by Selectively Damaging the Tunica Media: Experimental Evidence
Cira Rubies, Montserrat Batlle, Maria Sanz-de la Garza, Ana-Paula Dantas, Ignasi Jorba, Guerau Fernandez, Gemma Sangüesa, Marc Abuli, Josep Brugada, Marta Sitges, Daniel Navajas, Lluís Mont & Eduard Guasch (2022) J Am Coll Cardiol Basic Trans Science 7 (7) 681–693 https://www.jacc.org/doi/full/10.1016/j.jacbts.2022.02.017
We’re endlessly impressed (and entertained) by the myriad ways AFM permeates all sorts of areas of everyday life – and we’re always keen to hear how YOU’RE using AFM! Send us your papers and we’ll make sure our AFM Community are kept up to date on all the weird, wonderful and world-changing ways our instrument of choice is being used. Sharing your work could be the trigger for something marvellous… Send your papers to community@nunano.com
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