Investigation of cell culturing on high-aspect-ratio, three-dimensional silicon microstructures

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1215-1222

  Merlo, Sabina ^a   Barillaro, Giuseppe ^b   Carpignano, Francesca ^a   Surdo, Salvatore ^b   Strambini, Lucanos Marsilio ^b   Montecucco, Alessandra ^c   Leva, Valentina ^c   Mazzini, Giuliano ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cell culture; cell morphology; cytometry; photonic crystals; silicon microstructures

Indexed keywords

1-D PHOTONIC CRYSTAL; 3D STRUCTURES; BIORECEPTORS; CELL FIXATION; CELL LINES; CELL MORPHOLOGY; CELL-BASED BIOSENSOR; CELLULAR ACTIVITIES; CYTOMETRY; ELECTROCHEMICAL MICRO-MACHINING; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY IMAGES; HIGH ASPECT RATIO; LABEL FREE; MESENCHYMAL CELLS; MICROMACHINED; NARROW GAP; OPTICAL DETECTION; PERIODIC ARRAYS; SILICON MICROSTRUCTURES; SILICON WALLS; U-GROOVES; V GROOVES; VERTICAL SURFACE;

ADHESION; CELL CULTURE; CELLS; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; MICROSTRUCTURE; MORPHOLOGY; PHOTONIC CRYSTALS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

ASPECT RATIO;

EID: 84862277826     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSTQE.2011.2170662     Document Type: Article

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