Actuation means for the mechanical stimulation of living cells via microelectromechanical systems: A critical review

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1433-1446

  Desmaële, Denis ^a,b   Boukallel, Mehdi ^a   Régnier, Stéphane ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

Author keywords

Cell indentation; Cell loading; Cell mechanostimulation; Cell stretching; Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS)

Indexed keywords

CELL LOADING; CELL MECHANICS; CELL STATE; CELL STRETCHING; CRITICAL REVIEW; FUTURE CHALLENGES; IN-VITRO; IN-VIVO; INTRINSIC PERFORMANCE; LIVING BODIES; LIVING CELL; MECHANICAL CONSTRAINTS; MECHANICAL FACTORS; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MICRO ELECTRO MECHANICAL SYSTEM; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS; PHYSIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT; SINGLE CELLS;

COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; CYTOLOGY; MECHANICS; MECHATRONICS; MEMS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES;

CELLS;

DIMETICONE; POLYMER;

ACTUATION; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CELL ADHESION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL MECHANICS; CELL POPULATION; CELL STRESS; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FLUID FLOW; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MECHANICAL STRESS; MECHANICS; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION; MICROACTUATOR; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL GRADIENT; PHYSICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SHEAR STRESS; VISCOELASTICITY;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CATTLE; CELLULAR STRUCTURES; ELASTICITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MICRO-ELECTRICAL-MECHANICAL SYSTEMS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; STATIC ELECTRICITY; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 79955481541     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2011.02.085     Document Type: Review

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