DocumentCode
1793982
Title
On-chip measurement of mechanical properties of a single cyanobacteria using direct-outer-drive mechanism
Author
Hasegawa, T. ; Sakuma, Shinya ; Arai, Fumihito
Author_Institution
Dept. of Micro-Nano Syst. Eng., Nagoya Univ., Nagoya, Japan
fYear
2014
fDate
10-12 Nov. 2014
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We propose a novel concept for measuring the mechanical properties of a single cyanobacteria using a robot integrated microfluidic chip (robochip). We utilize direct-outer-drive mechanism for actuation of on-chip probe and optical tweezes for transportation of a single cell. We show the measurement results using Synechocystis sp. strain PCC 6803 which is a kind of cyanobacteria.
Keywords
biological techniques; cellular biophysics; measurement; mechanical properties; microfluidics; microorganisms; radiation pressure; Synechocystis sp. strain PCC 6803; direct-outer-drive mechanism; on-chip measurement; on-chip probe actuation; optical tweezer actuation; robochip; robot integrated microfluidic chip; single cell transportation; single cyanobacteria mechanical property; Force; Mechanical variables measurement; Optical device fabrication; Optical imaging; Optical sensors; Probes; System-on-chip;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Micro-NanoMechatronics and Human Science (MHS), 2014 International Symposium on
Conference_Location
Nagoya
Print_ISBN
978-1-4799-6678-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/MHS.2014.7006129
Filename
7006129
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