Functional evaluation of magnetic microactuators for removing biological accumulation: An in vitro study

Proceedings of the 30th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS'08 - "Personalized Healthcare through Technology"

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 947-950

  Lee, Selene A ^a   Pinney, James R ^b   Khialeeva, Elvira ^b   Bergsneider, Marvin ^a   Judy, Jack W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; CELLS; CYTOLOGY; MAGNETISM; MICROACTUATORS;

ADHERENT CELLS; CELL DENSITY; FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITIES; FUNCTIONAL EVALUATION; IN-VITRO; MAGNETIC MICRO ACTUATORS; MICROFABRICATED;

MAGNETIC ACTUATORS;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; DISINFECTION; ELECTRONICS; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; EVALUATION STUDY; INFECTION; MAGNETISM; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSDUCER;

BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; DISINFECTION; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; MAGNETICS; MICRO-ELECTRICAL-MECHANICAL SYSTEMS; MINIATURIZATION; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 61849098205     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/iembs.2008.4649311     Document Type: Conference Paper

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