Toward single cell traction microscopy within 3D collagen matrices

Experimental Cell Research

Volumn 319, Issue 16, 2013, Pages 2396-2408

  Hall, Matthew S ^a   Long, Rong ^b   Feng, Xinzeng ^c   Huang, YuLing ^a   Hui, Chung Yuen ^c   Wu, Mingming ^a  

^a Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c Cornell University   (United States)

Author keywords

3D imaging; Cell mechanics; Cell migration; Collagen; Extracellular matrix; Traction force microscopy

Indexed keywords

BLEBBISTATIN; COLLAGEN; COLLAGEN GEL; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; MACROGOL; POLYACRYLAMIDE; TRITON X 100; TRYPSIN;

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL CELL; CELL ADHESION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL INTERACTION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL MOTILITY; CELL SURFACE; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; ELASTICITY; MESENCHYME CELL; MICROSCOPY; NANOANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SINGLE CELL TRACTION MICROSCOPY; TUMOR CELL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84883557807     PISSN: 00144827     EISSN: 10902422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2013.06.009     Document Type: Review

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