Micro-mechanical fingerprints of the rat bladder change in actinic cystitis and tumor presence

Affiliations

Laura Martinez-Vidal: Division of Experimental Oncology/Unit of Urology, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele
M. Chighizola: C.I.Ma.I.Na and Dipartimento di Fisica “Aldo Pontremoli”, Università degli Studi di Milano
M. Berardi: Optics11
E. Alchera: Division of Experimental Oncology/Unit of Urology, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele
I. Locatelli: Division of Experimental Oncology/Unit of Urology, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele
F. Pederzoli: Division of Experimental Oncology/Unit of Urology, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele
C. Venegoni: Division of Experimental Oncology/Unit of Urology, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele
R. Lucianò: Pathology Unit, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele
P. Milani: C.I.Ma.I.Na and Dipartimento di Fisica “Aldo Pontremoli”, Università degli Studi di Milano
K. Bielawski: Optics11
A. Salonia: Division of Experimental Oncology/Unit of Urology, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele
A. Podestà: C.I.Ma.I.Na and Dipartimento di Fisica “Aldo Pontremoli”, Università degli Studi di Milano
M. Alfano: Division of Experimental Oncology/Unit of Urology, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele

Abstract

The micromechanical fingerprints of bladders in rats change following actinic cystitis or in the presence of bladder tumours.