Microfabricated force sensors and their applications in the study of cell mechanical response

Experimental Mechanics

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 135-151

  Yang, S ^a,b   Saif, M T A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b Florida Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Actin; BioMEMS(bio micro electro mechanical systems); Cell mechanics; Force sensors; Large deformation

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; BIOMEMS(BIO MICRO ELECTRO MECHANICAL SYSTEMS); CELL MECHANICS; FORCE SENSORS; LARGE DEFORMATION;

CELLS; DEFORMATION; EXPERIMENTS; FLEXIBLE STRUCTURES; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MECHANICS; MECHATRONICS; MICROFABRICATION; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; REACTIVE ION ETCHING; SENSORS;

CYTOLOGY;

EID: 58949102541     PISSN: 00144851     EISSN: 17412765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11340-007-9119-8     Document Type: Article

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