The potential of MEMS for advancing experiments and modeling in cell mechanics

Experimental Mechanics

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 105-124

  Loh, O ^a   Vaziri, A ^b   Espinosa, H D ^a  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Cell adhesion; Cell mechanics; MEMS; Modeling

Indexed keywords

CELL MECHANICS; EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES; HIERARCHICAL CELL STRUCTURES; IN CELLS; INTERRELATED MODELS; MECHANICAL STIMULUS; MEMS SENSORS; MICRO-ELECTRO MECHANICAL SYSTEMS; MODEL-BASED; MODELING;

ADHESION; BIOMECHANICS; CELL ADHESION; CELLS; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; CYTOLOGY; ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; MECHANISMS; MEMS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION;

MECHANICS;

EID: 58949086355     PISSN: 00144851     EISSN: 17412765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11340-007-9099-8     Document Type: Article

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