The effects of cell sizes, environmental conditions, and growth phases on the strength of individual W303 yeast cells inside ESEM

IEEE Transactions on Nanobioscience

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 185-193

  Ahmad, Mohd Ridzuan ^a   Nakajima, Masahiro ^a   Kojima, Seiji ^a   Homma, Michio ^a   Fukuda, Toshio ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cell mechanics; Environmental scanning electron microscope (SEM); Nanomanipulation; Single cell analysis; Yeast cells

Indexed keywords

CELLS; COMPUTER NETWORKS; CYTOLOGY; DATA COMPRESSION; GROWTH KINETICS; MANIPULATORS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROMANIPULATORS; NEEDLES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; YEAST;

CELL MECHANICS; ENVIRONMENTAL-SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE (SEM); NANOMANIPULATION; SINGLE-CELL ANALYSIS; YEAST CELLS;

CELL GROWTH;

ARTICLE; CELL GROWTH; CELL SIZE; CELL STRUCTURE; COMPRESSION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; GROWTH CURVE; MICROSCOPE; NONHUMAN; STRENGTH; W303 YEAST CELL; YEAST CELL;

CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL DIVISION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SIZE; ELASTICITY; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION, CELLULAR; MICROMANIPULATION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 51649123949     PISSN: 15361241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNB.2008.2002281     Document Type: Article

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