Microfabricated force-sensitive elastic substrates for investigation of mechanical cell-substrate interactions

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 900-913

  Petronis, Sarunas ^a   Gold, Julie ^a   Kasemo, Bengt ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; ELASTICITY; OXIDATION; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICON WAFERS;

CELL ADHESION;

CELLS;

EID: 0242552218     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/13/6/313     Document Type: Article

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