Deformation of filamentous Escherichia coli cells in a microfluidic device: A new technique to study cell mechanics

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Caspi, Yaron ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; CELL FUNCTION; CELL GROWTH; CELL SIZE; CELL STRESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFORMATION; ELASTICITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FORCE; GENERAL DEVICE; HYDRODYNAMICS; MECHANICS; MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE; MICROFLUIDICS; NONHUMAN; RIGIDITY;

ALGORITHMS; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES; MODELS, THEORETICAL; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 84895465277     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0083775     Document Type: Article

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