A microfluidic platform for the investigation of elongation growth in pollen tubes

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2012, Pages

  Agudelo, C G ^a   Sanati, A ^a   Ghanbari, M ^a   Packirisamy, M ^a   Geitmann, A ^b  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATCH ASSAY; COLLISION TESTS; ELONGATION GROWTH; FINITE ELEMENT; FLUID ANALYSIS; HIGH RATE; IN-VITRO; IN-VIVO; MICROFLUIDIC NETWORKS; MICROFLUIDIC PLATFORMS; PLANT CELL GROWTH; POLLEN GRAINS; POLLEN TUBE; POLLEN TUBE GROWTH; STRUCTURAL FEATURE;

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; OIL TANKERS; SILICONES; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

MICROFLUIDICS;

EID: 84867964326     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/22/11/115009     Document Type: Article

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