Micro-arheometer: High throughput system for measuring of viscoelastic properties of single biological cells

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 118, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 20-27

  Krayer, Joel ^a   Tatic Lucic, Svetlana ^a   Neti, Sudhakar ^a  

^a Lehigh University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bio MEMS array; Dielectrophoresis; Micro rheology; Unimorph

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; CELLS; ELECTROPHORESIS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICES; RHEOMETERS; THROUGHPUT; VISCOELASTICITY;

BIO-MEMS ARRAYS; DIELECTROPHORESIS; MICRO-RHEOLOGY; UNIMORPH;

SENSORS;

EID: 33747824435     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2006.04.080     Document Type: Article

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