Cell orientation by a microgrooved substrate can be predicted by automatic control theory

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 90, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 4701-4711

  Kemkemer, Ralf ^a,b   Jungbauer, Simon ^b   Kaufmann, Dieter ^a   Gruler, Hans ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIMETICONE;

ARTICLE; AUTOANALYZER; CELL FUNCTION; CELL TYPE; CELLULAR PARAMETERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MELANOCYTE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

EID: 33744782282     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.105.067967     Document Type: Article

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