| Force probing surfaces of living cells to molecular resolution DJ Müller, J Helenius, D Alsteens, YF Dufrêne Nature chemical biology 5 (6), 383, 2009 | 441 | 2009 |
| Imaging modes of atomic force microscopy for application in molecular and cell biology YF Dufrêne, T Ando, R Garcia, D Alsteens, D Martinez-Martin, A Engel, ... Nature nanotechnology 12 (4), 295-307, 2017 | 421 | 2017 |
| Multiparametric imaging of biological systems by force-distance curve–based AFM YF Dufrêne, D Martínez-Martín, I Medalsy, D Alsteens, DJ Müller Nature methods 10 (9), 847, 2013 | 349 | 2013 |
| Detection, localization, and conformational analysis of single polysaccharide molecules on live bacteria G Francius, S Lebeer, D Alsteens, L Wildling, HJ Gruber, P Hols, ... Acs Nano 2 (9), 1921-1929, 2008 | 180 | 2008 |
| Force-induced formation and propagation of adhesion nanodomains in living fungal cells D Alsteens, MC Garcia, PN Lipke, YF Dufrêne Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 107 (48), 20744-20749, 2010 | 177 | 2010 |
| Atomic force microscopy-based mechanobiology M Krieg, G Fläschner, D Alsteens, BM Gaub, WH Roos, GJL Wuite, ... Nature Reviews Physics 1 (1), 41-57, 2019 | 169 | 2019 |
| Quantifying the forces guiding microbial cell adhesion using single-cell force spectroscopy A Beaussart, S El-Kirat-Chatel, RMA Sullan, D Alsteens, P Herman, ... Nature protocols 9 (5), 1049, 2014 | 162 | 2014 |
| High-resolution cell surface dynamics of germinating Aspergillus fumigatus conidia E Dague, D Alsteens, JP Latgé, YF Dufrêne Biophysical journal 94 (2), 656-660, 2008 | 159 | 2008 |
| The yeast Wsc1 cell surface sensor behaves like a nanospring in vivo V Dupres, D Alsteens, S Wilk, B Hansen, JJ Heinisch, YF Dufrêne Nature chemical biology 5 (11), 857-862, 2009 | 154 | 2009 |
| Direct measurement of hydrophobic forces on cell surfaces using AFM D Alsteens, E Dague, PG Rouxhet, AR Baulard, YF Dufrêne Langmuir 23 (24), 11977-11979, 2007 | 151 | 2007 |
| Chemical force microscopy of single live cells E Dague, D Alsteens, JP Latgé, C Verbelen, D Raze, AR Baulard, ... Nano letters 7 (10), 3026-3030, 2007 | 146 | 2007 |
| Single-cell force spectroscopy of probiotic bacteria A Beaussart, S El-Kirat-Chatel, P Herman, D Alsteens, J Mahillon, P Hols, ... Biophysical journal 104 (9), 1886-1892, 2013 | 142 | 2013 |
| Organization of the mycobacterial cell wall: a nanoscale view D Alsteens, C Verbelen, E Dague, D Raze, AR Baulard, YF Dufrêne Pflügers Archiv-European Journal of Physiology 456 (1), 117-125, 2008 | 139 | 2008 |
| Adhesion and nanomechanics of pili from the probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG P Tripathi, A Beaussart, D Alsteens, V Dupres, I Claes, I Von Ossowski, ... Acs Nano 7 (4), 3685-3697, 2013 | 138 | 2013 |
| High-resolution imaging of chemical and biological sites on living cells using peak force tapping atomic force microscopy D Alsteens, V Dupres, S Yunus, JP Latgé, JJ Heinisch, YF Dufrêne Langmuir 28 (49), 16738-16744, 2012 | 133 | 2012 |
| A role for amyloid in cell aggregation and biofilm formation MC Garcia, JT Lee, CB Ramsook, D Alsteens, YF Dufrêne, PN Lipke PloS one 6 (3), e17632, 2011 | 123 | 2011 |
| Nanomechanical mapping of first binding steps of a virus to animal cells D Alsteens, R Newton, R Schubert, D Martinez-Martin, M Delguste, ... Nature nanotechnology 12 (2), 177, 2017 | 115 | 2017 |
| Strengthening relationships: amyloids create adhesion nanodomains in yeasts PN Lipke, MC Garcia, D Alsteens, CB Ramsook, SA Klotz, YF Dufrêne Trends in microbiology 20 (2), 59-65, 2012 | 106 | 2012 |
| Multiparametric atomic force microscopy imaging of single bacteriophages extruding from living bacteria D Alsteens, H Trabelsi, P Soumillion, YF Dufrêne Nature communications 4 (1), 1-7, 2013 | 104 | 2013 |
| Stretching polysaccharides on live cells using single molecule force spectroscopy G Francius, D Alsteens, V Dupres, S Lebeer, S De Keersmaecker, ... Nature protocols 4 (6), 939-946, 2009 | 100 | 2009 |
