A multi-station dynamic-culture force monitor system to study cell mechanobiology

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 355-358

  Peperzak, Katherin A ^a   Gilbert, Thomas W ^a   Wang, James H C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Collagen gel; Dynamic loading; Fibroblasts; Mechanobiology

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; BIOMECHANICS; CANTILEVER BEAMS; COLLAGEN; GELS; STRAIN GAGES; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

CELL MECHANOBIOLOGY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; MECHANICAL LOADING;

CELLS;

COLLAGEN GEL;

ARTICLE; CELL INTERACTION; CELL POPULATION; CELL STRUCTURE; COMPUTER; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FIBROBLAST; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MEASUREMENT; MONITOR; PATELLA TENDON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMICONDUCTOR; STRAIN GAUGE TRANSDUCER; WAVEFORM;

CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELLS, CULTURED; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FIBROBLASTS; HUMANS; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION, CELLULAR; MOTION; MOVEMENT; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENDONS; TRANSDUCERS; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 2342573679     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2003.10.004     Document Type: Article

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