Microfabricated Silicone Elastomeric Post Arrays for Measuring Traction Forces of Adherent Cells

Methods in Cell Biology

Volumn 83, Issue , 2007, Pages 313-328

  Sniadecki, Nathan J ^a   Chen, Christopher S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTOMERIC; POLYMER; SILICONE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOMECHANICS; CELL ADHESION; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW;

BIOMECHANICS; CELL ADHESION; HUMANS; POLYMERS; SILICONES;

EID: 34347216393     PISSN: 0091679X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-679X(07)83013-5     Document Type: Review

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