Initial investigation of SU-8 photopolymer as a material for non-invasive endothelial cell research platforms

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6465, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Westwood, S ^a   Gojova, A ^b   Kuo, B ^b   Barakat, A I ^b   Gray, B L ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b University of California Davis   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell platform; Cell based systems; Endothelial cells; Microchannels; SU 8

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MICROCHANNELS; MICROFABRICATION; NONINVASIVE MEDICAL PROCEDURES; SILICON;

CELL PLATFORM; FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE; MICROCHANNEL FABRICATION;

PHOTOPOLYMERS;

EID: 34247384292     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.702280     Document Type: Conference Paper

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