Probing cell structure responses through a shear and stretching mechanical stimulation technique

Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 115-124

  Steward Jr , Robert L ^a   Cheng, Chao Min ^a   Wang, Danny L ^b   LeDuc, Philip R ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Actin filaments; Cell alignment; Cell morphology; NIH 3T3 fibroblasts; Polydimethylsiloxane; Shear fluid flow; Uniaxial strip stretch

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CALIBRATION; CELL; CELL SHAPE; CELL STRAIN 3T3; CYTOLOGY; ELASTICITY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; MECHANICAL STRESS; METABOLISM; MOUSE;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CALIBRATION; CELL SHAPE; CELLS; ELASTICITY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; MICE; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; NIH 3T3 CELLS; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 77951295225     PISSN: 10859195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12013-009-9075-2     Document Type: Article

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