Mechanical fingerprints in breast cancer research: A multimodal experimental approach
Federica Banche‐Niclot, Rosalia Ferraro, Valerio Di Palo, Paola de Paolis, Francesca Taraballi, Sergio Caserta · 2026
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Description
Federica Banche-Niclot and co-authors built a lab platform to study the feel and stiffness of breast tumors. Breast cancer is a leading cause of cancer death among women, and a tumor's stiffness is more than a symptom. It acts as a sign that can inform diagnosis, outlook, and how well treatment works, yet few lab models test it in a planned way.
Their platform pairs lab-grown balls of breast cancer cells with samples of real tissue. Tests of flow and squeezing show that tumor samples are stiffer than healthy ones and respond in a bent, non-linear way under force. That shift mirrors changes in the tissue frame around cells. The tool may help link body physics to cancer care.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Federica Banche‐Niclot, Rosalia Ferraro, Valerio Di Palo, Paola de Paolis, Francesca Taraballi, Sergio Caserta |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 45 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |