Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: SMART announces a revolutionary tech to study cell nanomechanics: New research discovery enables scientists to study membrane mechanics of cell's nucleus, revolutionising the understanding of metastatic cancers as well as opening the doors for identification of stem cells for the

New confocal reflectance interferometric microscope enables scientists to probe nuclear membrane mechanics within intact cells in a label-free fashionNuclear mechanics is known to play a key role in many diseases including cancer metastasis and genetic illnesses such as progeria and muscular dystrophyThe label-free technology does not affect cells, allowing cell screening for therapeutic applications in which cells are injected or implanted into the human bodyExisting label-free techs allow studying 'thin' cultured cells only; in contrast, the newly developed tech can enable scientists to study cells in biological tissues