Kristian Franze

2025

• Becker JM., Winkel AK., Kreysing E., Franze K.:
  Measurement force, speed, and postmortem time affect the ratio of CNS gray-to-white-matter elasticity
  In: Biophysical Journal (2025)
  ISSN: 0006-3495
  DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2025.03.009
• John N., Fleming T., Kolb J., Lyraki O., Vásquez Sepúlveda SI., Parmar A., Kim K., Tarczewska M., Gupta P., Singh K., Marini F., Singh SP., Tsata V., Falk S., Franze K., Guck J., Wehner D.:
  Biphasic inflammation control by fibroblasts enables spinal cord regeneration in zebrafish
  In: Cell Reports 44 (2025), p. 116469
  ISSN: 2211-1247
  DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2025.116469
• Kreysing EM., Gautier HO., Mukherjee S., Mooslehner K., Muresan L., Haarhoff D., Zhao X., Winkel AK., Boric T., Vásquez Sepúlveda SI., Dimitracopoulos A., Gampl N., Pillai EK., Humphrey R., Káradóttir RT., Franze K.:
  Environmental stiffness regulates neuronal maturation via Piezo1-mediated transthyretin activity
  In: Nature Communications 16 (2025), Article No.: 9842
  ISSN: 2041-1723
  DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-64810-3
• McLaren SB., Xue SL., Ding S., Winkel AK., Baldwin O., Dwarakacherla S., Franze K., Hannezo E., Xiong F.:
  Differential tissue deformability underlies fluid pressure-driven shape divergence of the avian embryonic brain and spinal cord
  In: Developmental Cell (2025)
  ISSN: 1534-5807
  DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2025.04.010
• Prieto-López L., Pereiro X., Ramírez EJ., Ruzafa N., Alonso A., Franze K., Vecino E.:
  Substrate stiffness and pressure alter retinal Müller glia response and extracellular matrix production
  In: Biomaterials and Biosystems 19 (2025), Article No.: 100114
  ISSN: 2666-5344
  DOI: 10.1016/j.bbiosy.2025.100114

2024

• Böhringer D., Cóndor M., Bischof L., Czerwinski T., Gampl N., Ngo AP., Bauer A., Bosch-Voskens C., Lopez Posadas R., Franze K., Budday S., Mark C., Fabry B., Gerum R.:
  Dynamic traction force measurements of migrating immune cells in 3D biopolymer matrices
  In: Nature Physics 20 (2024), p. 1816-1823
  ISSN: 1745-2473
  DOI: 10.1038/s41567-024-02632-8
• Franze K.:
  Sensing the force in living embryos
  In: Nature Materials (2024)
  ISSN: 1476-1122
  DOI: 10.1038/s41563-024-02033-5
• Franze K.:
  Tensed axons are on fire
  In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 121 (2024), p. e2321811121
  ISSN: 0027-8424
  DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2321811121
• van Tartwijk FW., Wunderlich LC., Mela I., Makarchuk S., Jakobs MA., Qamar S., Franze K., Kaminski Schierle GS., St George-Hyslop PH., Lin JQ., Holt CE., Kaminski CF.:
  Mutation of the ALS-/FTD-Associated RNA-Binding Protein FUS Affects Axonal Development.
  In: Journal of Neuroscience 44 (2024)
  ISSN: 0270-6474
  DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2148-23.2024

2023

• Bertalan G., Becker J., Tzschätzsch H., Morr A., Herthum H., Shahryari M., Greenhalgh RD., Guo J., Schröder L., Alzheimer C., Budday S., Franze K., Braun J., Sack I.:
  Mechanical behavior of the hippocampus and corpus callosum: An attempt to reconcile ex vivo with in vivo and micro with macro properties
  In: Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials 138 (2023), Article No.: 105613
  ISSN: 1751-6161
  DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2022.105613
• Carnicer-Lombarte A., Barone DG., Wronowski F., Malliaras GG., Fawcett JW., Franze K.:
  Regenerative capacity of neural tissue scales with changes in tissue mechanics post injury
  In: Biomaterials 303 (2023), Article No.: 122393
  ISSN: 0142-9612
  DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2023.122393
• Kohler TN., De Jonghe J., Ellermann AL., Yanagida A., Herger M., Slatery EM., Weberling A., Munger C., Fischer K., Mulas C., Winkel A., Ross C., Bergmann S., Franze K., Chalut K., Nichols J., Boroviak TE., Hollfelder F.:
  Plakoglobin is a mechanoresponsive regulator of naive pluripotency
  In: Nature Communications 14 (2023), Article No.: 4022
  ISSN: 2041-1723
  DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-39515-0
• Kreysing E., Hugh JM., Foster SK., Andresen K., Greenhalgh RD., Pillai EK., Dimitracopoulos A., Keyser UF., Franze K.:
  Effective cell membrane tension is independent of polyacrylamide substrate stiffness
  In: PNAS Nexus 2 (2023), Article No.: pgac299
  ISSN: 2752-6542
  DOI: 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgac299
• López EM., Kabanova A., Winkel A., Franze K., Palacios IM., Martín-Bermudo MD.:
  Constriction imposed by basement membrane regulates developmental cell migration
  In: Plos Biology 21 (2023), Article No.: e3002172
  ISSN: 1544-9173
  DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3002172
• Pillai EK., Franze K.:
  Mechanics in the nervous system: From development to disease
  In: Neuron (2023)
  ISSN: 0896-6273
  DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2023.10.005
• Sipkova J., Mukherjee S., Franze K.:
  The mechanical regulation of Eph/ephrin signaling in the developing brain
  In: Biophysical Journal 122 (2023), p. 269a
  ISSN: 0006-3495
  DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2022.11.1540
• Sáez P., Borau C., Antonovaite N., Franze K.:
  Brain tissue mechanics is governed by microscale relations of the tissue constituents
  In: Biomaterials 301 (2023), Article No.: 122273
  ISSN: 0142-9612
  DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2023.122273

2022

• Barone DG., Carnicer-Lombarte A., Tourlomousis P., Hamilton RS., Prater M., Rutz AL., Dimov IB., Malliaras GG., Lacour SP., Robertson AA., Franze K., Fawcett JW., Bryant CE.:
  Prevention of the foreign body response to implantable medical devices by inflammasome inhibition
  In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 119 (2022), p. e2115857119
  ISSN: 0027-8424
  DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2115857119
• Jakobs MA., Zemel A., Franze K.:
  Unrestrained growth of correctly oriented microtubules instructs axonal microtubule orientation
  In: eLife 11 (2022)
  ISSN: 2050-084X
  DOI: 10.7554/eLife.77608
• Kaplan L., Drexler C., Pfaller AM., Brenna S., Wunderlich KA., Dimitracopoulos A., Merl-Pham J., Perez MT., Schlötzer-Schrehardt U., Enzmann V., Samardzija M., Puig B., Fuchs P., Franze K., Hauck SM., Grosche A.:
  Retinal regions shape human and murine Muller cell proteome profile and functionality
  In: Glia (2022)
  ISSN: 0894-1491
  DOI: 10.1002/glia.24283
• Schaeffer J., Weber IP., Thompson AJ., Keynes RJ., Franze K.:
  Axons in the Chick Embryo Follow Soft Pathways Through Developing Somite Segments
  In: Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology 10 (2022), Article No.: 917589
  ISSN: 2296-634X
  DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2022.917589
• Yanagida A., Corujo-Simon E., Revell CK., Sahu P., Stirparo GG., Aspalter IM., Winkel AK., Peters R., De Belly H., Cassani DAD., Achouri S., Blumenfeld R., Franze K., Hannezo E., Paluch EK., Nichols J., Chalut KJ.:
  Cell surface fluctuations regulate early embryonic lineage sorting
  In: Cell 185 (2022), p. 777-793.e20
  ISSN: 0092-8674
  DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2022.01.022

2021

• Labouesse C., Tan BX., Agley CC., Hofer M., Winkel AK., Stirparo GG., Stuart HT., Verstreken CM., Mulas C., Mansfield W., Bertone P., Franze K., Silva JCR., Chalut KJ.:
  StemBond hydrogels control the mechanical microenvironment for pluripotent stem cells
  In: Nature Communications 12 (2021), Article No.: 6132
  ISSN: 2041-1723
  DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-26236-5
• Lippert AH., Dimov IB., Winkel AK., Humphrey J., Mccoll J., Chen KY., Santos AM., Jenkins E., Franze K., Davis SJ., Klenerman D.:
  Soft Polydimethylsiloxane-Supported Lipid Bilayers for Studying T Cell Interactions.
  In: Biophysical Journal 120 (2021), p. 35-45
  ISSN: 0006-3495
  DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2020.11.021
• Oliveri H., Franze K., Goriely A.:
  Theory for Durotactic Axon Guidance
  In: Physical Review Letters 126 (2021), Article No.: 118101
  ISSN: 0031-9007
  DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.126.118101
• Wang DY., Melero C., Albaraky A., Atherton P., Jansen KA., Dimitracopoulos A., Dajas-Bailador F., Reid A., Franze K., Ballestrem C.:
  Vinculin is required for neuronal mechanosensing but not for axon outgrowth
  In: Experimental Cell Research 407 (2021), Article No.: 112805
  ISSN: 0014-4827
  DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2021.112805

2020

• Axpe E., Orive G., Franze K., Appel EA.:
  Towards brain-tissue-like biomaterials
  In: Nature Communications 11 (2020), Article No.: 3423
  ISSN: 2041-1723
  DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-17245-x
• Dimitracopoulos A., Srivastava P., Chaigne A., Win Z., Shlomovitz R., Lancaster OM., Le Berre M., Piel M., Franze K., Salbreux G., Baum B.:
  Mechanochemical Crosstalk Produces Cell-Intrinsic Patterning of the Cortex to Orient the Mitotic Spindle.
  In: Current Biology 30 (2020), p. 3687-3696.e4
  ISSN: 0960-9822
  DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2020.06.098
• Franze K.:
  Integrating Chemistry and Mechanics: The Forces Driving Axon Growth
  DOI: 10.1146/annurev-cellbio-100818-125157
• Jakobs MAH., Franze K., Zemel A.:
  Mechanical Regulation of Neurite Polarization and Growth: A Computational Study
  In: Biophysical Journal 118 (2020), p. 1914-1920
  ISSN: 0006-3495
  DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2020.02.031
• Kjell J., Fischer-Sternjak J., Thompson AJ., Friess C., Sticco MJ., Salinas F., Cox J., Martinelli DC., Ninkovic J., Franze K., Schiller HB., Goetz M.:
  Defining the Adult Neural Stem Cell Niche Proteome Identifies Key Regulators of Adult Neurogenesis
  In: Cell Stem Cell 26 (2020), p. 277-293.e8
  ISSN: 1934-5909
  DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2020.01.002
• Kulenkampff K., Lippert AH., Mccoll J., Santos AM., Ponjavic A., Jenkins E., Humphrey J., Winkel A., Franze K., Lee SF., Davis SJ., Klenerman D.:
  The Costs of Close Contacts: Visualizing the Energy Landscape of Cell Contacts at the Nanoscale
  In: Biophysical Journal 118 (2020), p. 1261-1269
  ISSN: 0006-3495
  DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2020.01.019
• Rezk R., Jia BZ., Wendler A., Dimov I., Watts C., Markaki AE., Franze K., Kabla AJ.:
  Spatial heterogeneity of cell-matrix adhesive forces predicts human glioblastoma migration
  2 (2020), Article No.: vdaa081
  ISSN: 2632-2498
  DOI: 10.1093/noajnl/vdaa081
• Rheinlaender J., Dimitracopoulos A., Wallmeyer B., Kronenberg NM., Chalut KJ., Gather MC., Betz T., Charras G., Franze K.:
  Cortical cell stiffness is independent of substrate mechanics
  In: Nature Materials (2020)
  ISSN: 1476-1122
  DOI: 10.1038/s41563-020-0684-x

2019

• Abbas Y., Carnicer-Lombarte A., Gardner L., Thomas J., Brosens JJ., Moffett A., Sharkey AM., Franze K., Burton GJ., Oyen ML.:
  Tissue stiffness at the human maternal-fetal interface
  In: Human Reproduction 34 (2019), p. 1999-2008
  ISSN: 0268-1161
  DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dez139
• Caglar M., Pandya R., Xiao J., Foster SK., Divitini G., Chen RYS., Greenham NC., Franze K., Rao A., Keyser UF.:
  All-Optical Detection of Neuronal Membrane Depolarization in Live Cells Using Colloidal Quantum Dots
  In: Nano Letters (2019)
  ISSN: 1530-6984
  DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.9b03026
• Carnicer-Lombarte A., Barone DG., Malliaras GG., Fawcett J., Franze K.:
  Mechanically compliant implants as a strategy to decrease foreign body reaction to nerve interfaces
  42nd Society for Biomaterials Annual Meeting and Exposition 2019: The Pinnacle of Biomaterials Innovation and Excellence (Seattle, WA, April 3, 2019 - April 6, 2019)
  In: Transactions of the Annual Meeting of the Society for Biomaterials and the Annual International Biomaterials Symposium 2019
• Cioni JM., Lin JQ., Holtermann AV., Koppers M., Jakobs MAH., Azizi A., Turner-Bridger B., Shigeoka T., Franze K., Harris WA., Holt CE.:
  Late Endosomes Act as mRNA Translation Platforms and Sustain Mitochondria in Axons
  In: Cell 176 (2019), p. 56-72.e15
  ISSN: 0092-8674
  DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2018.11.030
• Jakobs MAH., Dimitracopoulos A., Franze K.:
  Kymobutler, a deep learning software for automated kymograph analysis
  In: eLife 8 (2019), Article No.: e42288
  ISSN: 2050-084X
  DOI: 10.7554/eLife.42288
• Pocaterra A., Santinon G., Romani P., Brian I., Dimitracopoulos A., Ghisleni A., Carnicer-Lombarte A., Forcato M., Braghetta P., Montagner M., Galuppini F., Aragona M., Pennelli G., Bicciato S., Gauthier N., Franze K., Dupont S.:
  F-actin dynamics regulates mammalian organ growth and cell fate maintenance
  In: Journal of Hepatology 71 (2019), p. 130-142
  ISSN: 0168-8278
  DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2019.02.022
• Segel M., Neumann B., Hill MFE., Weber IP., Viscomi C., Zhao C., Young A., Agley CC., Thompson AJ., Gonzalez GA., Sharma A., Holmqvist S., Rowitch DH., Franze K., Franklin RJM., Chalut KJ.:
  Niche stiffness underlies the ageing of central nervous system progenitor cells
  In: Nature 573 (2019), p. 130-134
  ISSN: 0028-0836
  DOI: 10.1038/s41586-019-1484-9
• Thompson AJ., Pillai EK., Dimov IB., Foster SK., Holt CE., Franze K.:
  Rapid changes in tissue mechanics regulate cell behaviour in the developing embryonic brain
  In: eLife 8 (2019), Article No.: e39356
  ISSN: 2050-084X
  DOI: 10.7554/eLife.39356

2018

• Barriga EH., Franze K., Charras G., Mayor R.:
  Tissue stiffening coordinates morphogenesis by triggering collective cell migration in vivo
  In: Nature 554 (2018), p. 523-527
  ISSN: 0028-0836
  DOI: 10.1038/nature25742
• Pavel M., Renna M., Park SJ., Menzies FM., Ricketts T., Fullgrabe J., Ashkenazi A., Frake RA., Lombarte AC., Bento CF., Franze K., Rubinsztein DC.:
  Contact inhibition controls cell survival and proliferation via YAP/TAZ-autophagy axis
  In: Nature Communications 9 (2018), Article No.: 2961
  ISSN: 2041-1723
  DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-05388-x
• Turner-Bridger B., Jakobs M., Muresan L., Wong HH., Franze K., Harris WA., Holt CE.:
  Single-molecule analysis of endogenous β-actin mRNA trafficking reveals a mechanism for compartmentalized mRNA localization in axons
  In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 115 (2018), p. E9697-E9706
  ISSN: 0027-8424
  DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1806189115

2017

• Diaz De La Loza MC., Diaz-Torres A., Zurita F., Rosales-Nieves AE., Moeendarbary E., Franze K., Martin-Bermudo MD., Gonzalez-Reyes A.:
  Laminin Levels Regulate Tissue Migration and Anterior-Posterior Polarity during Egg Morphogenesis in Drosophila
  In: Cell Reports 20 (2017), p. 211-223
  ISSN: 2211-1247
  DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2017.06.031
• Kronenberg NM., Liehm P., Steude A., Knipper JA., Borger JG., Scarcelli G., Franze K., Powis SJ., Gather MC.:
  Long-term imaging of cellular forces with high precision by elastic resonator interference stress microscopy
  In: Nature Cell Biology 19 (2017), p. 864-872
  ISSN: 1465-7392
  DOI: 10.1038/ncb3561
• Moeendarbary E., Weber IP., Sheridan GK., Koser DE., Soleman S., Haenzi B., Bradbury EJ., Fawcett J., Franze K.:
  The soft mechanical signature of glial scars in the central nervous system
  In: Nature Communications 8 (2017), Article No.: 14787
  ISSN: 2041-1723
  DOI: 10.1038/ncomms14787
• Weber IP., Rana M., Thomas PBM., Dimov IB., Franze K., Rajan MS.:
  Effect of vital dyes on human corneal endothelium and elasticity of Descemet’s membrane
  In: PLoS ONE 12 (2017), Article No.: e0184375
  ISSN: 1932-6203
  DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0184375
• Weber IP., Yun SH., Scarcelli G., Franze K.:
  The role of cell body density in ruminant retina mechanics assessed by atomic force and Brillouin microscopy
  In: Physical Biology 14 (2017), Article No.: 065006
  ISSN: 1478-3967
  DOI: 10.1088/1478-3975/aa6d18

2016

• Holtzmann K., Gautier HOB., Christ AF., Guck J., Karadottir RT., Franze K.:
  Brain tissue stiffness is a sensitive marker for acidosis
  In: Journal of Neuroscience Methods 271 (2016), p. 50-54
  ISSN: 0165-0270
  DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2016.07.002
• Koser DE., Thompson AJ., Foster SK., Dwivedy A., Pillai EK., Sheridan GK., Svoboda H., Viana M., Costa LDF., Guck J., Holt CE., Franze K.:
  Mechanosensing is critical for axon growth in the developing brain
  In: Nature Neuroscience 19 (2016), p. 1592-1598
  ISSN: 1097-6256
  DOI: 10.1038/nn.4394
• Pearson JR., Zurita F., Tomas-Gallardo L., Diaz-Torres A., Del Carmen Diaz De La Loza M., Franze K., Martin-Bermudo MD., Gonzalez-Reyes A.:
  ECM-Regulator timp Is Required for Stem Cell Niche Organization and Cyst Production in the Drosophila Ovary
  In: PLoS Genetics 12 (2016), Article No.: e1005763
  ISSN: 1553-7390
  DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1005763
• Sciacovelli M., Goncalves E., Johnson TI., Zecchini VR., Da Costa ASH., Gaude E., Drubbel AV., Theobald SJ., Abbo SR., Tran MGB., Rajeeve V., Cardaci S., Foster S., Yun H., Cutillas P., Warren A., Gnanapragasam V., Gottlieb E., Franze K., Huntly B., Maher ER., Maxwell PH., Saez-Rodriguez J., Frezza C.:
  Fumarate is an epigenetic modifier that elicits epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition
  In: Nature 537 (2016), p. 544-547
  ISSN: 0028-0836
  DOI: 10.1038/nature19353

2015

• Bedzhov I., Bialecka M., Zielinska A., Kosalka J., Antonica F., Thompson AJ., Franze K., Zernicka-Goetz M.:
  Development of the anterior-posterior axis is a self-organizing process in the absence of maternal cues in the mouse embryo
  In: Cell Research 25 (2015), p. 1368-1371
  ISSN: 1001-0602
  DOI: 10.1038/cr.2015.104
• Bollmann L., Koser DE., Shahapure R., Gautier HOB., Holzapfel GA., Scarcelli G., Gather MC., Ulbricht E., Franze K.:
  Microglia mechanics: Immune activation alters traction forces and durotaxis
  In: Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience 9 (2015), p. 1-16
  ISSN: 1662-5102
  DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2015.00363
• Gautier HOB., Thompson AJ., Achouri S., Koser DE., Holtzmann K., Moeendarbary E., Franze K.:
  Atomic force microscopy-based force measurements on animal cells and tissues
  In: Methods in Cell Biology, Academic Press Inc., 2015, p. 211-235
  DOI: 10.1016/bs.mcb.2014.10.005
• Jakobs M., Franze K., Zemel A.:
  Force generation by molecular-motor-powered microtubule bundles; implications for neuronal polarization and growth
  In: Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience 9 (2015), Article No.: 441
  ISSN: 1662-5102
  DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2015.00441
• Koser DE., Moeendarbary E., Hanne J., Kuerten S., Franze K.:
  CNS cell distribution and axon orientation determine local spinal cord mechanical properties
  In: Biophysical Journal 108 (2015), p. 2137-2147
  ISSN: 0006-3495
  DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2015.03.039
• Macdonald RB., Randlett O., Oswald J., Yoshimatsu T., Franze K., Harris WA.:
  Müller glia provide essential tensile strength to the developing retina
  In: The Journal of Cell Biology 210 (2015), p. 1075-1083
  ISSN: 0021-9525
  DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201503115
• Randall AS., Liu CH., Chu B., Zhang Q., Dongre SA., Juusola M., Franze K., Wakelam MJO., Hardie RC.:
  Speed and sensitivity of phototransduction in Drosophila depend on degree of saturation of membrane phospholipids
  In: The Journal of Neuroscience 35 (2015), p. 2731-2746
  ISSN: 1529-2401
  DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1150-14.2015

2014

• Agte S., Francke M., Franze K., Reichenbach A.:
  Kein Irrtum der Natur: Wie Licht durch die umgekehrte Retina von Wirbeltieren gelangt
  In: Neuroforum 20 (2014), p. 296-304
  ISSN: 0947-0875
• Moshayedi P., Ng G., Kwok JCF., Yeo GSH., Bryant CE., Fawcett JW., Franze K., Guck J.:
  The relationship between glial cell mechanosensitivity and foreign body reactions in the central nervous system
  In: Biomaterials 35 (2014), p. 3919-3925
  ISSN: 0142-9612
  DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2014.01.038
• Pagliara S., Franze K., Mcclain CR., Wylde G., Fisher CL., Franklin RJM., Kabla AJ., Keyser UF., Chalut KJ.:
  Auxetic nuclei in embryonic stem cells exiting pluripotency
  In: Nature Materials 13 (2014), p. 638-644
  ISSN: 1476-1122
  DOI: 10.1038/nmat3943

2013

• Franze K.:
  The mechanical control of nervous system development
  In: Development 140 (2013), p. 3069-3077
  ISSN: 1477-9129
  DOI: 10.1242/dev.079145
• Franze K., Janmey PA., Guck J.:
  Mechanics in neuronal development and repair
  In: Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering, 2013, p. 227-251
  DOI: 10.1146/annurev-bioeng-071811-150045

2012

• Hardie RC., Franze K.:
  Photomechanical responses in Drosophila photoreceptors
  In: Science 338 (2012), p. 260-263
  ISSN: 0036-8075
  DOI: 10.1126/science.1222376
• Kreysing M., Pusch R., Haverkate D., Landsberger M., Engelmann J., Ruiter J., Mora-Ferrer C., Ulbricht E., Grosche J., Franze K., Streif S., Schumacher S., Makarov F., Kacza J., Guck J., Wolburg H., Bowmaker JK., Von Der Emde G., Schuster S., Wagner HJ., Reichenbach A., Francke M.:
  Photonic crystal light collectors in fish retina improve vision in turbid water
  In: Science 336 (2012), p. 1700-1703
  ISSN: 0036-8075
  DOI: 10.1126/science.1218072
• Kuo CR., Xian J., Brenton JD., Franze K., Sivaniah E.:
  Complex stiffness gradient substrates for studying mechanotactic cell migration
  In: Advanced Materials 24 (2012), p. 6059-6064
  ISSN: 0935-9648
  DOI: 10.1002/adma.201202520
• Verho T., Korhonen JT., Sainiemi L., Jokinen V., Bower C., Franze K., Franssila S., Andrew P., Ikkala O., Ras RHA.:
  Reversible switching between superhydrophobic states on a hierarchically structured surface
  In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 109 (2012), p. 10210-10213
  ISSN: 0027-8424
  DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1204328109

2011

• Betz T., Koch D., Lu YB., Franze K., Kaes JA.:
  Growth cones as soft and weak force generators
  In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 108 (2011), p. 13420-13425
  ISSN: 0027-8424
  DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1106145108
• Franze K.:
  Atomic force microscopy and its contribution to understanding the development of the nervous system
  In: Current Opinion in Genetics & Development 21 (2011), p. 530-537
  ISSN: 0959-437X
  DOI: 10.1016/j.gde.2011.07.001
• Franze K., Francke M., Guenter K., Christ AF., Koerber N., Reichenbach A., Guck J.:
  Spatial mapping of the mechanical properties of the living retina using scanning force microscopy
  In: Soft Matter 7 (2011), p. 3147-3154
  ISSN: 1744-683X
  DOI: 10.1039/c0sm01017k

2010

• Christ AF., Franze K., Gautier H., Moshayedi P., Fawcett J., Franklin RJM., Karadottir RT., Guck J.:
  Mechanical difference between white and gray matter in the rat cerebellum measured by scanning force microscopy
  In: Journal of Biomechanics 43 (2010), p. 2986-2992
  ISSN: 0021-9290
  DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2010.07.002
• Franze K., Guck J.:
  The biophysics of neuronal growth
  In: Reports on Progress in Physics 73 (2010), Article No.: 094601
  ISSN: 0034-4885
  DOI: 10.1088/0034-4885/73/9/094601
• Lindqvist N., Liu Q., Zajadacz J., Franze K., Reichenbach A.:
  Retinal Glial (Müller) Cells: Sensing and responding to tissue stretch
  In: Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 51 (2010), p. 1683-1690
  ISSN: 0146-0404
  DOI: 10.1167/iovs.09-4159
• Moshayedi P., Costa LDF., Christ A., Lacour SP., Fawcett J., Guck J., Franze K.:
  Mechanosensitivity of astrocytes on optimized polyacrylamide gels analyzed by quantitative morphometry
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• Poetes R., Holtzmann K., Franze K., Steiner U.:
  Metastable underwater superhydrophobicity
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• Whyte G., Lautenschlaeger F., Kreysing M., Boyde L., Ekpenyong A., Delabre U., Chalut K., Franze K., Guck J.:
  Dual-beam laser traps in biology and medicine: When one beam is not enough
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2009

• Franze K., Gerdelmann J., Weick M., Betz T., Pawlizak S., Lakadamyali M., Bayer J., Rillich K., Goegler M., Lu YB., Reichenbach A., Janmey P., Kaes J.:
  Neurite branch retraction is caused by a threshold-dependent mechanical impact
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  ISSN: 0006-3495
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