A novel approach for automated analysis of cell attachment and spreading based on backscattered electron imaging by scanning electron microscopy

Materials

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1402-1416

  Katsen Globa, Alisa ^a   Peter, Leonora ^a   Zöllner, Susan ^a   Dörge, Thomas ^a   Daffertshofer, Martin ^b   Preckel, Hartwig ^b   Schmitt, Daniel ^a   Zimmermann, Heiko ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING   (Germany)

^b PerkinElmer Cellular Technologies Germany GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Backscattered electron imaging; Cell adhesion; Cell spreading; Cell material interactions; Cytocompatibility of materials; Image analysis; Scanning electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATED SCREENING; BACKSCATTERED ELECTRON IMAGING; BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS; CELL SPREADING; CELL/MATERIAL INTERACTIONS; CELL/SURFACE INTERACTIONS; CYTOCOMPATIBILITY; TRANSMISSION MICROSCOPY;

AUTOMATION; BACKSCATTERING; CELL ADHESION; ELECTRON SCATTERING; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MATERIALS TESTING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CELLS;

EID: 84865327537     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19961944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ma2031402     Document Type: Article

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