Microfluidic devices for mechanical characterisation of single cells in suspension

Micro and Nano Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 327-331

  Zheng, Yi ^a,b   Sun, Yu ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CELLS; DEVELOPMENT TRENDS; ELECTROPORATION; FLUID STRESS; HIGH-THROUGHPUT; MECHANICAL CHARACTERISATION; MECHANICAL STIMULUS; MICRO-FLUIDIC DEVICES; MICROFLUIDIC TECHNOLOGIES; PIPETTE ASPIRATION; SINGLE CELLS; WORKING PRINCIPLES;

FLUIDIC DEVICES; MICROFLUIDICS;

STRESSES;

CELL EXPANSION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL SIZE; CONSTRICTION CHANNEL; CYTOMETRY; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRO DEFORMATION; ELECTROPORATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUID STRESS; LEUKOSTASIS; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MICROFLUIDIC PIPETTE ASPIRATION; MICROFLUIDICS; MICROPIPETTE; MICROTECHNOLOGY; OPTICAL STRETCHER; PROCEDURES CONCERNING CELLS; REVIEW;

EID: 79957663877     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17500443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/mnl.2011.0010     Document Type: Review

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