Characterisation of cytogels using acousto-microscopy-based oscillating rod rheometry

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4335, Issue , 2001, Pages 236-243

  Bereiter Hahn, J ^a   Wagner, O ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Actin polymerisation; Cytomechanics; Elasticity; Rheometry; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC MICROSCOPES; ACOUSTIC WAVE PROPAGATION; ATTENUATION; CROSSLINKING; ELASTICITY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; POLYMERIZATION; RHEOMETERS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; VISCOSITY;

ACTIN POLYMERIZATION; CYTOGELS; CYTOMECHANICS; CYTOPLASM; OSCILLATING ROD RHEOMETRY; SCANNING ACOUSTIC MICROSCOPY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SUPRAMOLECULAR INTERACTIONS; TUBULIN;

CELLS;

EID: 0034769754     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.434178     Document Type: Conference Paper

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