Effects of micropost spacing and stiffness on cell motility

Micro and Nano Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 323-326

  Sochol, R D ^a,b   Higa, A T ^a,b   Janairo, R R R ^b,c,d   Li, S ^b,c,d   Lin, L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b 668 Sutardja Dai Hall ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE SPACING; BIOPHYSICAL FACTORS; BOVINE AORTIC ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; CELL MIGRATION; CELL MOTILITY; CELLULAR ENVIRONMENT; CELLULAR FUNCTION; CELLULAR PLATFORM; CELLULAR RESPONSE; DETERMINANT FACTORS; DUROTAXIS; MICROFABRICATED; MICROFABRICATION PROCESS; NANO SCALE; VARIABLE SPACING;

CYTOLOGY; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; MICROFABRICATION; STIFFNESS;

BIOMECHANICS;

SCLEROPROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL MOTILITY; CELL MOTION; CELLULAR PARAMETERS; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; MICROENVIRONMENT; MICROPOST SPACING; MICROPOST STIFFNESS; MICROTECHNOLOGY; NONHUMAN; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPACE;

EID: 79957654880     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17500443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/mnl.2011.0020     Document Type: Article

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