Single cell electrical characterization techniques

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 12686-12712

  Mansor, Muhammad Asraf ^a   Ahmad, Mohd Ridzuan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Conversional patch clamp; Electrical properties; Electrorotation; Impedance flow cytometry; Microelectrical impedance spectroscopy ( EIS); Single cell analysis (SCA)

Indexed keywords

CELL ATTACHED PATCH CLAMP; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; MICROCHIP ANALYSIS; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYSIS; NANOPROBE; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SINGLE CELL ANALYSIS; IMPEDANCE; MICROFLUIDICS; PROCEDURES;

ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; MICROFLUIDICS; SINGLE-CELL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84931274983     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms160612686     Document Type: Review

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