Smart microrobots for mechanical cell characterization and cell convoying

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1536-1540

  Boukallel, M ^a   Gauthier, M ^b   Dauge, M ^b   Piat, E ^b   Abadie, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Cell convoying; In vitro fertilization process; Mechanical cell characterization; Microrobotics

Indexed keywords

CELL CONVOYING; IN VITRO FERTILIZATION PROCESS; MECHANICAL CELL CHARACTERIZATION; MICROFORCE SENSOR; MICROROBOTICS;

CELLS; MAGNETIC BEARINGS; POWER SUPPLY CIRCUITS;

ROBOTICS;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CELL FUNCTION; CELL SELECTION; CELL TRANSPORT; CELL VIABILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAGNETISM; OOCYTE; ROBOTICS; SENSOR;

BIOMECHANICS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL SEPARATION; CELLS, CULTURED; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MICROMANIPULATION; MINIATURIZATION; OOCYTES; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; ROBOTICS;

EID: 34447503693     PISSN: 00189294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TBME.2007.891171     Document Type: Article

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