A novel stretchable micro-electrode array (SMEA) design for directional stretching of cells

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Khoshfetrat Pakazad, S ^a   Savov, A ^a   Van De Stolpe, A ^b   Dekker, R ^a,b  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

heart on a chip toxicity screening; mechanobiology; stretchable electronics; stretchable micro electrode array

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXPERIMENTS; FABRICATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

ELECTRICAL INTERCONNECTS; FLUORESCENT MICROSCOPY; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MECHANO-BIOLOGY; MICRO-FABRICATION TECHNIQUES; MICRO-FABRICATION TECHNOLOGY; MICROELECTRODE ARRAY; STRETCHABLE ELECTRONICS;

CELL CULTURE;

EID: 84897496870     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/24/3/034003     Document Type: Article

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