Simultaneous orientation and cellular force measurements in adult cardiac myocytes using three-dimensional polymeric microstructures

Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton

Volumn 64, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 718-725

  Zhao, Yi ^a   Chee, Chew Lim ^b   Sawyer, Douglas Brian ^b   Liao, Ronglih ^c   Zhang, Xin ^d  

^a The Ohio State University   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

3D cell culture; Cardiac tissue engineering; Cell alignment; Cellular mechanosensing; Cytoskeleton reorganization; MEMS

Indexed keywords

DIMETICONE; NYLON; POLY(DIMETHYLSILOXANE) POLYAMIDE COPOLYMER; POLY(DIMETHYLSILOXANE)-POLYAMIDE COPOLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CYTOSKELETON; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TISSUE ENGINEERING; ANIMAL; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; CYTOLOGY; INSTRUMENTATION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELLS, CULTURED; DIMETHYLPOLYSILOXANES; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC; NYLONS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 35448929516     PISSN: 08861544     EISSN: 10970169     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cm.20218     Document Type: Article

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