A novel platform for in situ investigation of cells and tissues under mechanical strain

Acta Biomaterialia

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 2979-2990

  Ahmed, W W ^a   Kural, M H ^b   Saif, T A ^a  

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

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell mechanics; Drosophila embryos; Fibroblasts; Mechanical strain; Polydimethylsiloxane

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; CELL DEATH; FIBROBLASTS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; NEURONS; PLANTS (BOTANY); PROTEINS; SILICONES; TISSUE;

APPLIED STRAIN; CELL MECHANICS; CELLULAR RESPONSE; DROSOPHILA EMBRYOS; ENVIRONMENT INFLUENCE; IN-SITU INVESTIGATIONS; IN-SITU OBSERVATIONS; MECHANICAL; MECHANICAL STRAIN; MICROENVIRONMENTS;

HISTOLOGY;

ACTIN; DIMETICONE;

ANIMAL CELL; CELL STRAIN; DROSOPHILA; EMBRYO; FIBROBLAST; MOTONEURON; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN POLYMERIZATION; REVIEW; SIMULATION; STRESS FIBER; TENSILE STRENGTH; TISSUE; TRANSGENICS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CYTOLOGY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HAPLORHINI; MECHANICAL STRESS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PSEUDOPODIUM; SURFACE PROPERTY; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUE;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; AXONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; FIBROBLASTS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HAPLORHINI; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; PSEUDOPODIA; STRESS FIBERS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TENSILE STRENGTH; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 77956622211     PISSN: 17427061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2010.02.035     Document Type: Article

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