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Next stop : EUROPEAN SOUTH ATLANTIC BIOPHYSICS CONGRESS ESAB2024

Next stop : EUROPEAN SOUTH ATLANTIC BIOPHYSICS CONGRESS ESAB2024

Impetux at the European South Atlantic Biophysics Congress in Donostia-San Sebastian

We are thrilled to announce that Impetux will be participating in the European South Atlantic Biophysics Congress, scheduled to take place from June 5th to 7th, 2024, in the beautiful city of Donostia-San Sebastian, Basque Country. This landmark event, organized collaboratively by the Spanish Biophysical Society (SBE), the French Biophysical Society (SBF), and the Portuguese Biophysical Society (SPBf), promises to be a significant gathering of leading scientists showcasing their most exciting biophysical research. Main Congress Activities

Dates: June 5th – 7th, 2024

  • Objective: To facilitate collaboration and knowledge exchange among biophysicists from Spain, France, and Portugal, fostering a vibrant scientific community.
  • Organized by: CIC biomaGUNE, in cooperation with Donostia International Physics Center, CIC bioGUNE, Instituto Biofísica, and the University of Basque Country UPV/EHU.

Impetux Presentation:

Oriol Nos from Impetux will be delivering a talk during Session 1 on June 5th at 17:30h. Our presentation, titled “Cell Membrane and Intracellular Mechanics Inside Cells, Tissues, and Living Organisms Using SENSOCELL Optical Tweezers and TimSOM Micro-rheology,” will delve into cutting-edge techniques and findings in cellular mechanics.

Visit Us at Stand 5:

Throughout the congress, Impetux will be stationed at booth 5. We invite all attendees to visit us to learn more about our innovative technologies, discuss potential collaborations, and explore how our solutions can support your research endeavors.

We is excited to be part of this dynamic event, anticipating fruitful interactions and valuable exchanges that will drive the advancement of biophysics.

We look forward to seeing you in Donostia-San Sebastian!

 

But in the mean time: Want to know how SENSOCELL optical tweezers enables unprecedented experiments in Mechanobiology research? Check our applications page or contact us and let’s have a quick chat!

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Fig. 1

Time dependence of trap position (top), force signal (middle) and Ca2+ fluorescence signal (bottom) recorded during a membrane tether pulling experiment. The force and Ca2+ ion channel activity signals exhibit negative correlation.

Fig. 2

Force and displacement data for two beads stimulated at frequencies of 4 Hz and 0.25 Hz. The progressive reduction of the beads displacement is in concomitancy with an increase of the applied force and loading rate.

Fig. 1

Schematic representation of the optical tweezers experiment. A fibronectin-coated bead is trapped, brought into contact with the cell membrane and stimulated with oscillations at different frequencies.

Fig.2

Time dependence of trap 1 and trap 2 position (top) and force (bottom) data along the different steps of the described dual tether pulling experiment.

Fig.1

Confocal video of the described dual tether pulling assay performed on a neuron axon. Courtesy of M. Krieg lab (ICFO).

Fig. 1

Time dependence of trap position (top), force signal (middle) and Ca2+ fluorescence signal (bottom) recorded during a membrane tether pulling experiment. The force and Ca2+ ion channel activity signals exhibit negative correlation.

Video 1

Confocal video showing a DVA neuron Ca2+ ion channel activity in a dynamic optical trapping assay. The pulling rate applied to the membrane tether is progressively increased. Scale bar = 5µm. Acquired at 10Hz.