Taher A. Saif

Functionalized biomicroelectromechanical systems sensors for force response study at local adhesion sites of single living cells on substrates.

Force response and actin remodeling (agglomeration) in fibroblasts due to lateral indentation.

Plastic deformation recovery in freestanding nanocrystalline aluminum and gold thin films.

Myoblast morphology and organization on biochemically micro-patterned hydrogel coatings under cyclic mechanical strain.

Stiffness of the substrate influences the phenotype of embryonic chicken cardiac myocytes.

Mechanical force affects expression of an in vitro metastasis-like phenotype in HCT-8 cells.

Drosophila neurons actively regulate axonal tension in vivo.

MEMS Sensors and Microsystems for Cell Mechanobiology.

Calcium signaling in live cells on elastic gels under mechanical vibration at subcellular levels.

Top-down synthesis of versatile polyaspartamide linkers for single-step protein conjugation to materials.

A Novel Technique for Micro-patterning Proteins and Cells on Polyacrylamide Gels.

Development of miniaturized walking biological machines.

Attenuation of cell mechanosensitivity in colon cancer cells during in vitro metastasis.

Measuring nonequilibrium vesicle dynamics in neurons under tension.

Tailoring hydrogel adhesion to polydimethylsiloxane substrates using polysaccharide glue.

A self-propelled biohybrid swimmer at low Reynolds number.

Active transport of vesicles in neurons is modulated by mechanical tension.

A mechanically-induced colon cancer cell population shows increased metastatic potential.

A novel cell traction force microscopy to study multi-cellular system.

Three-dimensionally printed biological machines powered by skeletal muscle.

Reprogramming cellular phenotype by soft collagen gels.

Cell culture on microfabricated one-dimensional polymeric structures for bio-actuator and bio-bot applications.