Apparatus for exposing cell membranes to rapid temperature transients

European Biophysics Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 117-120

  Steel, B ^a   Bilek, M M ^a   Dos Remedios, C G ^a   McKenzie, D R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Heat diffusion equation; Laser temperature jump; Thermal modelling

Indexed keywords

GLASS; GOLD; NANOPARTICLE;

APPARATUS; ARTICLE; BIOSENSOR; CALCULATION; CELL MEMBRANE; COOLING; DEVICE; FILM; HEATING; LASER; LIQUID; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PARAMETER; PARTICLE SIZE; SURFACE PROPERTY; TECHNIQUE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THICKNESS;

CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL PHYSIOLOGY; CELLS, IMMOBILIZED; ELECTRODES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HEAT; HEATING; LASERS; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 3342935957     PISSN: 01757571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00249-003-0352-5     Document Type: Article

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