CELLS FEEL THEIR WORLD. WE MEASURE HOW.
Every cell senses force, curvature and motion — and turns them into decisions. At BendixLab we use focused light to pull, heat and reshape single membranes and living cells, making these invisible mechanics measurable.
Our Focus
Cells organise their surface proteins through phase separation and geometry, and read mechanical signals from their surroundings. We study how — combining optical tweezers, thermoplasmonic nanoheaters and label-free imaging to manipulate single molecules, membranes and living cells, and to reach questions that are hard to answer any other way.
Our research areas
Five directions, one question: how does physics shape what a living cell can do?
GPCR mechanosensing
We want to understand the mechanisms underlying how cells sense and respond to mechanical forces through GPCR receptors.
Physics at the cell surface
Filopodia are sensing antennae which exist on all cells. We have investigated the rotational and retraction dynamics of filopodia by using parallel 3D confocal imaging and optical trapping.
Membrane curvature
By creating biologically relevant nanoscale curvatures on the cells surface we investigate how proteins bend membranes and also how they sense existing membrane curvatures.
Plant Biophysics
We use optical bio-manipulation and scattering microscopy to investigate the properties of plant cells
Single molecule biophysics
We use advanced multitrap+high resolution imaging system to explore single proteins
Thermoplasmonics
Thermoplasmonics is a new optical method which can be used for gaining and understanding a range of biological and biophysical phenomena
Contact us
Place
Jagtvej 132, 2200 Copenhagen
Danmark
