Quantification of S. aureus Binding to Extracellular Matrix Molecules Using Optical Tweezers

IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 113-117

  Simpson, Kathryn H ^g   Bowden, M Gabriela ^h   Höök, Magnus ^a,b,c,d,e   Anvari, Bahman ^f  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^e Grad School of Biological Sciences

^f RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g Rice University   (United States)

^h NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FORCE; LASER; MICROSCOPE; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL TWEEZERS; PIEZOELECTRICITY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; COATED MATERIALS, BIOCOMPATIBLE; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FIBRONECTINS; LASERS; MICROMANIPULATION; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 0346364884     PISSN: 07395175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MEMB.2003.1256280     Document Type: Article

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