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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Micro-NanoMechatronics and Human Science (MHS), 2014 International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Nagoya
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-6678-3
DOI :
10.1109/MHS.2014.7006129
