Megan Valentine
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Megan T. Valentine is an American engineer. She is a professor of mechanical engineering at the University of California, Santa Barbara and associate director of the California NanoSystems Institute. Valentine's research focuses on understanding how forces are generated and transmitted in living materials and how they control cellular outcomes. Valentine is a Fellow of the American Physical Society and the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering.
Megan Valentine's Published Works
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Published Works
- Two-point microrheology of inhomogeneous soft materials. (2000) (513)
- Anomalous diffusion probes microstructure dynamics of entangled F-actin networks. (2004) (453)
- Toughening elastomers using mussel-inspired iron-catechol complexes (2017) (366)
- Microrheology of entangled F-actin solutions. (2003) (271)
- Individual dimers of the mitotic kinesin motor Eg5 step processively and support substantial loads in vitro (2006) (269)
- Investigating the microenvironments of inhomogeneous soft materials with multiple particle tracking. (2001) (253)
- Colloid surface chemistry critically affects multiple particle tracking measurements of biomaterials. (2004) (234)
- Measuring the mechanical stress induced by an expanding multicellular tumor system: a case study. (2003) (108)
- Mechanical properties of Xenopus egg cytoplasmic extracts. (2005) (97)
- Forces on a colloidal particle in a polymer solution: a study using optical tweezers (1996) (94)
- To step or not to step? How biochemistry and mechanics influence processivity in Kinesin and Eg5. (2007) (91)
- Precision steering of an optical trap by electro-optic deflection. (2008) (74)
- Eg5 steps it up! (2006) (63)
- Dynamics of mussel plaque detachment. (2015) (52)
- Significant Performance Enhancement of Polymer Resins by Bioinspired Dynamic Bonding (2017) (48)
- Microrheology of highly crosslinked microtubule networks is dominated by force-induced crosslinker unbinding. (2013) (44)
- Microscopic origin of light scattering in tissue. (2003) (37)
- The microscopic network structure of mussel (Mytilus) adhesive plaques (2015) (37)
- Spectral analysis methods for the robust measurement of the flexural rigidity of biopolymers. (2012) (34)
- Microscope-based static light-scattering instrument. (2001) (33)
- Force and premature binding of ADP can regulate the processivity of individual Eg5 dimers. (2009) (31)
- Molecular control of stress transmission in the microtubule cytoskeleton. (2015) (23)
- Direct correlation between creep compliance and deformation in entangled and sparsely crosslinked microtubule networks (2012) (21)
- High-force NdFeB-based magnetic tweezers device optimized for microrheology experiments. (2012) (18)
- The living interface between synthetic biology and biomaterial design (2022) (18)
- Mechanical effects of EB1 on microtubules depend on GTP hydrolysis state and presence of paclitaxel (2014) (16)
- Simple peptide coacervates adapted for rapid pressure-sensitive wet adhesion. (2017) (15)
- Tough Multimaterial Interfaces through Wavelength-Selective 3D Printing. (2021) (14)
- Tunable Photothermal Actuation Enabled by Photoswitching of Donor-Acceptor Stenhouse Adducts. (2020) (14)
- Portable magnetic tweezers device enables visualization of the three-dimensional microscale deformation of soft biological materials. (2011) (13)
- The +TIP coordinating protein EB1 is highly dynamic and diffusive on microtubules, sensitive to GTP analog, ionic strength, and EB1 concentration (2016) (12)
- Tau proteins harboring neurodegeneration-linked mutations impair kinesin translocation in vitro. (2014) (12)
- Ring-shaped NdFeB-based magnetic tweezers enables oscillatory microrheology measurements (2012) (12)
- Tailoring the Toughness of Elastomers by Incorporating Ionic Cross-Linking (2020) (12)
- Self-regulating photochemical Rayleigh-Bénard convection using a highly-absorbing organic photoswitch (2020) (11)
- Force distribution and multiscale mechanics in the mussel byssus (2019) (11)
- Influence of multi-cycle loading on the structure and mechanics of marine mussel plaques. (2017) (9)
- Mechanical and functional properties of epothilone‐stabilized microtubules (2013) (9)
- In vivo manipulation of the extracellular matrix induces vascular regression in a basal chordate (2017) (8)
- Rapid analysis of cell-generated forces within a multicellular aggregate using microsphere-based traction force microscopy. (2020) (7)
- Bond breaking dynamics in semiflexible networks under load. (2015) (7)
- Single-Molecule Manipulation Using Optical Traps (2009) (7)
- Investigating Cellular Response to Impact With a Microfluidic MEMS Device (2020) (6)
- Design and optimization of arrays of neodymium iron boron-based magnets for magnetic tweezers applications. (2015) (6)
- Three-Dimensional Photochemical Printing of Thermally Activated Polymer Foams (2021) (6)
- Effects of wild type tau and disease-linked tau mutations on microtubule organization and intracellular trafficking. (2016) (5)
- Evolute‐based Hough transform method for characterization of ellipsoids (2013) (4)
- Determining the structure-mechanics relationships of dense microtubule networks with confocal microscopy and magnetic tweezers-based microrheology. (2013) (4)
- Force spectroscopy of complex biopolymers with heterogeneous elasticity (2013) (4)
- Non-destructive quantification of anaerobic gut fungi and methanogens in co-culture reveals increased fungal growth rate and changes in metabolic flux relative to mono-culture (2021) (4)
- Influence of Polarity Change and Photophysical Effects on Photosurfactant-Driven Wetting. (2021) (4)
- Vascular Aging in the Invertebrate Chordate, Botryllus schlosseri (2021) (3)
- Rational mechanochemical design of Diels-Alder crosslinked biocompatible hydrogels with enhanced properties. (2022) (3)
- Characterizing the cellular architecture of dynamically remodeling vascular tissue using 3-D image analysis and virtual reconstruction (2020) (3)
- Design and characterization of a 3D-printed staggered herringbone mixer. (2021) (3)
- THE μHAMMER: INVESTIGATING CELLULAR RESPONSE TO IMPACT WITH A HIGH THROUGHPUT MICROFLUIDIC MEMS DEVICE (2018) (2)
- Engineering crack tortuosity in printed polymer–polymer composites through ordered pores (2020) (2)
- Mechanical and microstructural properties of biological materials (2003) (2)
- Role of Material Composition in Photothermal Actuation of DASA-Based Polymers (2022) (2)
- Light-scattering microscope as a tool to investigate scattering heterogeneity in tissue (2000) (2)
- Effects of sea water pH on marine mussel plaque maturation. (2020) (2)
- Suction-Controlled Detachment of Mushroom-Shaped Adhesive Structures (2021) (2)
- Tuning the response of fluid filled hydrogel core-shell structures. (2021) (2)
- Uncertainty quantification and estimation in differential dynamic microscopy. (2021) (2)
- High-throughput microscopy to determine morphology, microrheology, and phase boundaries applied to phase separating coacervates. (2022) (1)
- Controlled Single-Cell Compression With a High-Throughput MEMS Actuator (2020) (1)
- Molecular-scale substrate anisotropy and crowding drive long-range nematic order of cell monolayers (2022) (1)
- Force spectroscopy of complex biopolymers with heterogeneous elasticity. (2013) (1)
- Microscope-Based Static Light-Scattering Instrument EnablesPrecise Measurements ofHeterogeneous Materials (2001) (1)
- Biofilm disruption enhances growth rate and carbohydrate-active enzyme production in anaerobic fungi. (2022) (1)
- Engaging Community College Students in University Research (2013) (1)
- Inertial flow focusing: a case study in optimizing cellular trajectory through a microfluidic MEMS device for timing-critical applications (2020) (1)
- Design and Optimization of a High Force Neodymium Iron Boron based Magnetic Tweezers Device using Finite Element Analysis (2014) (1)
- The Microtubule-Associated Protein EB1 Affects both Kinesin Translocation and Microtubule Stiffness In Vitro (2013) (1)
- Thermodynamically-informed Air-based Soft Heat Engine Design (2021) (1)
- A compact rotary magnetic tweezers device for dynamic material analysis. (2022) (1)
- Analysis of the compressible, isotropic, neo-Hookean hyperelastic model (2023) (1)
- Improved calibration of the nonlinear regime of a single-beam gradient optical trap. (2016) (1)
- 3D-printed polymer foams maintain stiffness and energy dissipation under repeated loading (2022) (1)
- Thermotropic Vine-inspired Robots (2023) (0)
- Network structure of the mussel plaque and its significance for load bearing and adhesion (2015) (0)
- 1 Microrheology (2003) (0)
- Micro-viscoelasticity near a colloid surface in a polymer matrix (1998) (0)
- Modular Synthesis and Patterning of High-Stiffness Networks by Postpolymerization Functionalization with Iron–Catechol Complexes (2023) (0)
- Vascular retraction driven by matrix softening (2017) (0)
- Improved Calibration Method for the Nonlinear Regime of a Single-Beam Optical Trap Allows Higher Force Applications (2016) (0)
- Investigating the role of geometry on the adhesive strength of mussel inspired structures (2018) (0)
- Determining Structure-Mechanics Relationships of Viscoelastic Microtubule Networks through Microscale Manipulation (2012) (0)
- Self-regulating photochemical Rayleigh-Bénard convection using a highly-absorbing organic photoswitch (2020) (0)
- Exploring Heterogeneities in Actin Networks (2001) (0)
- Flex your mussels: Harnessing nature's designs to build next-generation materials (2019) (0)
- Impact of the Diffusion of Microtubule-Associated Protein EB1 on Kinesin Translocation \textit{in Vitro} (2014) (0)
- A direct measurement of microviscoelasticity using optical tweezers (1997) (0)
- Mechanics of Kinesin-Crosslinked Microtubule Networks (2014) (0)
- Mussel Adhesion is Significantly Enhanced Due to the Shape and Mechanics of Its Holdfast (2014) (0)
- Design of Surface-Aligned Main-Chain Liquid-Crystal Networks Prepared under Ambient, Light-Free Conditions Using the Diels-Alder Cycloaddition. (2022) (0)
- Predictive relationships between crosslinker unbinding kinetics, gel stiffness, and plasticity in adhesive biopolymers (2014) (0)
- The Effects of EB1 on Microtubule Mechanics and Kinesin Translocation Depend on GTP Analog and the Presence of Taxol (2014) (0)
- The Mussel Attachment Plaque: A Load Bearing Protein Scaffold (2016) (0)
- A new method for calibrating the nonlinear range of a single-beam optical trap (Presentation Recording) (2015) (0)
- 3D-printable cell crowding device enables imaging of live cells in compression. (2020) (0)
- Effects of Physical Parameters on Structural Maturation of Marine Mussel Adhesive Plaques (2018) (0)
- Resilience Despite Damage: Structure and Mechanics of Multicycle Loading in the Mussel Plaque (2017) (0)
- Eb1: A Highly Dynamic and Diffusive Microtubule +Tip-Tracking Protein (2015) (0)
- Single-Molecule Investigation of the Diffusive Microtubule +Tip Tracking Protein EB1 (2016) (0)
- Simultaneous imaging and light scattering from biological tissues (2000) (0)
- Evaporation-induced Cluster Formation in High-Concentration and Low-Tg Colloidal Suspensions (2019) (0)
- Direct measurements of the scattering properties of single cells, cellular layers and tissue using a light scattering microscope (2001) (0)
- Quantifying the total mechanical tractions within aggregates of cells using microsphere traction force microscopy (MTFM) (2018) (0)
- Analysis of dental clinicians’ ability to detect iatrogenic damage, and the possibility of using a low viscosity nano-filled resin to protect damaged surfaces (2017) (0)
- On-Demand Manufacturing Capabilities of Mussels Enable Robust Adhesion to Geometrically Complex Surfaces. (2021) (0)
- Investigating the local mechanical properties of cells using microinjected colloidal particles (2003) (0)
- The Effects of Wild-Type and Disease-Linked Tau Mutants on Cargo Transport in Cells (2015) (0)
- Toughening elastomers using mussel-inspired catechol-metal coordination complexes (2016) (0)
- Programmable Photothermal Actuation using Novel Negative Photochromic Donor-Acceptor Stenhouse Adduct (DASA) Polymers (2020) (0)
- Physical Interactions between Disease-Linked Tau Mutants and Microtubules (2017) (0)
- Effect of Charge Density and Topology on Polyelectrolyte Complex Coacervation (2018) (0)
- Seeing is believing: New insight into structure-mechanics relationships in entangled and crosslinked microtubule networks (2012) (0)
- Engaging Community College Students in Biophysics Research (2013) (0)
- Microscale Manipulation by Ndfeb-Based Magnetic Tweezers: Applications to Microrheology (2013) (0)
- Mechanical properties of dynamic microtubule networks (2017) (0)
- Strength of fluid-filled soft composites across the elastofracture length. (2022) (0)
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