Design and optimization of in situ self-functionalizing stress sensors
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| author | Vasiljevic, Olga Harmand, Nicolas Hubert, Antoine Kebbal, Lydia Bormuth, Volker Hayn, Clara Fouchard, Jonathan Wandersman, Elie Breau, Marie Anne Pontani, Lea-Laetitia |
| author_facet | Vasiljevic, Olga Harmand, Nicolas Hubert, Antoine Kebbal, Lydia Bormuth, Volker Hayn, Clara Fouchard, Jonathan Wandersman, Elie Breau, Marie Anne Pontani, Lea-Laetitia |
| contents | Mechanical contributions are crucial regulators of diverse biological processes, yet their \textit{in vivo} measurement remains challenging due to limitations of current techniques, that can be destructive or require complex dedicated setups. This study introduces a novel method to synthesize biocompatible, self-functionalizing stress sensors based on inverted emulsions, that can be used to probe stresses inside tissues but can also locally perturb the biological environment through specific binder presentation or drug delivery. We engineered an optimal design for these inverted emulsions, focusing on finding the balance between the two contradictory constraints: achieving low surface tension for deformability while maintaining emulsion instability for efficient self-functionalization and drug release. Proof-of-concept experiments in both agarose gels and complex biological systems, including brain organoids and zebrafish embryos, confirm the droplets ability to deform in response to mechanical stress applied within the tissue, to self-functionalize and to release encapsulated molecules locally. These versatile sensors offer a method for non-invasive stress measurements and targeted chemical delivery within living biological tissues, giving the potential to overcome current technical barriers in biophysical studies. |
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| spellingShingle | Design and optimization of in situ self-functionalizing stress sensors Vasiljevic, Olga Harmand, Nicolas Hubert, Antoine Kebbal, Lydia Bormuth, Volker Hayn, Clara Fouchard, Jonathan Wandersman, Elie Breau, Marie Anne Pontani, Lea-Laetitia Soft Condensed Matter Biological Physics Chemical Physics Tissues and Organs Mechanical contributions are crucial regulators of diverse biological processes, yet their \textit{in vivo} measurement remains challenging due to limitations of current techniques, that can be destructive or require complex dedicated setups. This study introduces a novel method to synthesize biocompatible, self-functionalizing stress sensors based on inverted emulsions, that can be used to probe stresses inside tissues but can also locally perturb the biological environment through specific binder presentation or drug delivery. We engineered an optimal design for these inverted emulsions, focusing on finding the balance between the two contradictory constraints: achieving low surface tension for deformability while maintaining emulsion instability for efficient self-functionalization and drug release. Proof-of-concept experiments in both agarose gels and complex biological systems, including brain organoids and zebrafish embryos, confirm the droplets ability to deform in response to mechanical stress applied within the tissue, to self-functionalize and to release encapsulated molecules locally. These versatile sensors offer a method for non-invasive stress measurements and targeted chemical delivery within living biological tissues, giving the potential to overcome current technical barriers in biophysical studies. |
| title | Design and optimization of in situ self-functionalizing stress sensors |
| topic | Soft Condensed Matter Biological Physics Chemical Physics Tissues and Organs |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.05907 |