Constructing and probing biomimetic models of the actin cortex with holographic optical tweezers

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5514, Issue , 2004, Pages 446-454

  Schmitz, Christian H J ^a   Curtis, Jennifer E ^a   Spatz, Joachim P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Actin cortex modelling; Biomimetic system; Holographic optical tweezers; Microfluidics; Polymer network

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; CELL MEMBRANES; CROSSLINKING; DEPOLYMERIZATION; HOLOGRAPHY; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; VISCOELASTICITY;

ACTIN CORTEX MODELING; BIOMIMETRIC SYSTEM; HOLOGRAPHIC OPTICAL TWEEZERS; MICROFLUIDICS; POLYMER NETWORKS;

BIOMIMETIC MATERIALS;

EID: 13244291389     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.559991     Document Type: Conference Paper

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