A microfluidic technique to probe cell deformability

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 91, 2014, Pages

  Hoelzle, David J ^a,b   Varghese, Bino A ^a,c   Chan, Clara K ^a   Rowat, Amy C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b University of Notre Dame   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell mechanics; Cellular Biology; High throughput diagnostics; Image processing; Issue 91; Microfabrication; Microfluidics; Pressure driven flow

Indexed keywords

BAYSILON; DIMETICONE;

CELL SHAPE; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; DEVICES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HL 60 CELL LINE; HUMAN; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

CELL SHAPE; CYTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; DIMETHYLPOLYSILOXANES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HL-60 CELLS; HUMANS; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES;

EID: 84908318105     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/51474     Document Type: Article

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