Investigating the limits of filopodial sensing: A brief report using SEM to image the interaction between 10 nm high nano-topography and fibroblast filopodia

Cell Biology International

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 229-236

  Dalby, M J ^a   Riehle, M O ^a   Johnstone, H ^b   Affrossman, S ^b   Curtis, A S G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Cell sensing; Filopodia; Nano bioscience; Nano topography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL INTERACTION; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIBROBLAST; FILOPODIUM; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMAGE ANALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 1242293118     PISSN: 10656995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cellbi.2003.12.004     Document Type: Article

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