Innovative Tools and Technology for Analysis of Single Cells and Cell-Cell Interaction

Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 18, Issue , 2016, Pages 259-284

  Konry, Tania ^a   Sarkar, Saheli ^a   Sabhachandani, Pooja ^a   Cohen, Noa ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cellular communication; Genetic analysis; Microfluidics; Microwell; Protein detection

Indexed keywords

CELLS; CELLULAR RADIO SYSTEMS; CYTOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MICROFLUIDICS;

CELL-CELL INTERACTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; INTERCELLULAR INTERACTIONS; MICRO WELLS; MULTIPLEXED DETECTION; PROTEIN DETECTION; TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES; TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGIES;

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY;

CELL INTERACTION; CELL MANIPULATION; CELL SELECTION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MICROENVIRONMENT; MICROFLUIDICS; NANOFABRICATION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SCREENING; SINGLE CELL ANALYSIS; SPECIES; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUE; DEVICES; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MICROMANIPULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; TISSUE MICROARRAY;

CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MICROFLUIDICS; MICROMANIPULATION; TISSUE ARRAY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84979073210     PISSN: 15239829     EISSN: 15454274     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-bioeng-090215-112735     Document Type: Review

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