Fabrication of elastomer pillar arrays with modulated stiffness for cellular force measurements

Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology B: Microelectronics and Nanometer Structures

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 2549-2553

  Ghassemi, S ^a,b   Biais, N ^b   Maniura, K ^c   Wind, S J ^a,b   Sheetz, M P ^b   Hone, J ^a,b  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^c SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL MIGRATIONS; CELL SPREADING; CELLULAR FORCE MEASUREMENTS; CONTACT AREAS; PILLAR ARRAYS; STEM CELLS; STEP BOUNDARIES; TOP SURFACES;

CELLULAR ARRAYS; CYTOLOGY; DIFFERENTIATION (CALCULUS); FORCE MEASUREMENT; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYMERS; STIFFNESS;

BIOMECHANICS;

EID: 57249086295     PISSN: 10711023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1116/1.3013424     Document Type: Article

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