Measuring the surface topography at focal adhesions using laser feedback interferometry

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6090, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Bambino, Michael ^a   Ovryn, Ben ^b  

^a Dep of Mechanical Engineering   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENCE IMAGE; INTERFERENCE DATA; LASER FEEDBACK INTERFEROMETERS; VENTRAL SURFACE;

ADHESION; CORRELATION METHODS; FLUORESCENCE; INTERFEROMETRY; LIGHT INTERFERENCE; LIGHT REFLECTION; PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICES;

CELLS;

EID: 33646166977     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.647584     Document Type: Conference Paper

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