A novel cell force sensor for quantification of traction during cell spreading and contact guidance

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 335-345

  Tymchenko, N ^a   Wallentin, J ^a   Petronis, Sarunas ^a   Bjursten, L M ^b   Kasemo, B ^a   Gold, J ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SILICON DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BIOSENSOR; CELL ADHESION; CELL CULTURE; CELL ELONGATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL INTERACTION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL MOTION; CELL SPREADING; CELL STRUCTURE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FIBROBLAST; FORCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 34447250752     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.106.093302     Document Type: Article

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