Measuring the contractile forces of human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes with arrays of microposts

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 136, Issue 5, 2014, Pages

  Rodriguez, Marita L ^a   Graham, Brandon T ^b   Pabon, Lil M ^c,d   Han, Sangyoon J ^e   Murry, Charles E ^c,d   Sniadecki, Nathan J ^a,d  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d University of Washington   (United States)

^e HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COATINGS; COLLAGEN; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; REPAIR;

CARDIAC CONTRACTION; CONTRACTILE FORCE; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; DISEASE MODELING; FUNDAMENTAL STUDIES; IMMUNOFLUORESCENT STAINING; OPTIMIZED CONDITIONS; SINGLE-CELL LEVEL;

STEM CELLS;

COLLAGEN TYPE 4; FIBRONECTIN; LAMININ; SCLEROPROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL TRACKING; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILE FORCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; IN VITRO STUDY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TWITCH; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; VIDEO MICROSCOPY; BIOMECHANICS; CELL ADHESION; CELL LINE; CYTOLOGY; DEVICES; HEART CONTRACTION; MECHANICS; METABOLISM; MICROTECHNOLOGY; SARCOMERE;

BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; CELL ADHESION; CELL LINE; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX PROTEINS; HUMANS; INDUCED PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS; MECHANICAL PROCESSES; MICROTECHNOLOGY; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC; SARCOMERES;

EID: 84901337876     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: 15288951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4027145     Document Type: Article

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