Cell membrane deformations under magnetic force modulation characterized by optical tracking and non-interferometric widefield profilometry

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 71, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 594-598

  Wang, Chun Chieh ^a   Jian, Hung Jhang ^b   Wu, Chih Wei ^b   Lee, Chau Hwang ^c,d  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c RESEARCH CENTER FOR APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Actin cytoskeleton; Magnetic microneedle; Nanometer resolution

Indexed keywords

CELLS; CYTOLOGY; OPTICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING; PROFILOMETRY; PROTEINS;

ACTIN CYTOSKELETON; FORCE MODULATION; INTERFEROMETRICS; MAGNETIC FORCE; MAGNETIC MICRONEEDLE; MICRONEEDLES; NANOMETER RESOLUTIONS; NON-INTERFEROMETRIC WIDEFIELD OPTICAL PROFILOMETRIES; OPTICAL TRACKING; WIDE-FIELD;

MEMBRANES;

ACTIN; FIBRONECTIN; INTEGRIN;

ACCURACY; ACTIN FILAMENT; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CYTOSKELETON; EMBRYO; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAGNETISM; MEASUREMENT; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOUSE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NONHUMAN; NONINTERFEROMETRIC WIDEFIELD OPTICAL PROFILOMETRY; OBSERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOPOGRAPHY; VELOCITY;

EID: 49749125077     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: 10970029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jemt.20593     Document Type: Article

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