Microfabricated calibration tool for direct shear stiffness measurements with applications in cell mechanics

Proceedings of IEEE Sensors

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 2478-2481

  Higgs, G ^a,b   Simmons, C ^a,b   Fried, A ^a   Pruitt, B L ^a,b  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION ACCURACY; CAPACITIVE FORCES; CELL MECHANICS; DIRECT CALIBRATION; DIRECT SHEAR; ELECTROSTATIC ACTUATION; FORCE GENERATION; HYDROPHOBIC COATINGS; IN-CELL; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS; MICROFABRICATED; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE POLYMERS; PRELOADS; SHEAR FORCE; SPATIAL FORCES; TRACTION FORCES;

CALIBRATION; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; ELASTICITY; ELECTROSTATIC ACTUATORS; HYDROGELS; MECHANICS; MEMS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; SENSORS; SILICONES; SUBSTRATES; TRACTION (FRICTION);

MEASUREMENTS;

EID: 79951879792     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICSENS.2010.5690081     Document Type: Conference Paper

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