The migration of cancer and normal cells in response to the surface topography and rigidity

NEMS 2011 - 6th IEEE International Conference on Nano/Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 483-486

  Chen, Wen Chi ^a   Hsieh, Chin Ho ^a   Li, Chia Hui ^a   Tseng, Yu Chieh ^a   Wang, Kuo Ming ^a   Yeh, Ming Long ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cell migration; MEMS; Substrate stiffness; Surface morphology

Indexed keywords

CELL MIGRATION; DIRECTIONAL MIGRATION; FLAT-TOP; MELANOMA CELLS; SURFACE PATTERN;

CELLS; CYTOLOGY; DERMATOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; ONCOLOGY; SILICONES; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY;

SURFACE MORPHOLOGY;

EID: 80053301435     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/NEMS.2011.6017398     Document Type: Conference Paper

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