Manipulation of suspended single cells by microfluidics and optical tweezers

Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 213-228

  Nève, Nathalie ^a   Kohles, Sean S ^a,b   Winn, Shelley R ^c   Tretheway, Derek C ^a  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Applied fluid and mechanical stresses; Cell biomechanics; Cell deformation; Chondrocytes; Osteoblasts

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE CELL; CARTILAGE CELL; CELL CULTURE; CELL MANIPULATION; CELL ORGANELLE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE REARRANGEMENT; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; MICROFLUIDICS; MUSCLE CELL; MYOBLAST; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL TWEEZERS; OSTEOBLAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SHEAR STRESS;

EID: 78651508741     PISSN: 18655025     EISSN: 18655033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12195-010-0113-3     Document Type: Article

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