Probing the mechanobiological properties of human embryonic stem cells in cardiac differentiation by optical tweezers

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 123-128

  Tan, Youhua ^a   Kong, Chi wing ^b   Chen, Shuxun ^a   Cheng, Shuk Han ^a   Li, Ronald A ^b,c   Sun, Dong ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Cardiac differentiation; Cell manipulation; Human embryonic stem cell; Optical tweezers

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; CARDIOLOGY; CELL GROWTH; CYTOLOGY; DISEASES; DYNAMICS; HEART; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; STEM CELLS;

CARDIAC DIFFERENTIATION; CARDIO-VASCULAR DISEASE; CELL MANIPULATION; FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS; HUMAN EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; HUMAN EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS (HESC); MECHANICAL STIFFNESS; MICROMECHANICAL PROPERTY;

OPTICAL TWEEZERS;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; OPTICAL TWEEZERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 83555178421     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: 18732380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2011.09.007     Document Type: Article

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