Title :
Automated, Biomechatronic System to Study Single Cell Aging
Author :
Koschwanez, John ; Wolfe, Jim ; Holl, Mark ; Carlson, Robert ; Meldrum, Deirdre
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Washington Univ., Seattle, WA
Abstract :
Automation is essential for the high-throughput capture and analysis of single cells. To study multiple aging cells in parallel, the cell must be automatically trapped with micro-technologies and held while it divides over its lifetime. In this paper, progress toward a system that will automate single-cell yeast pedigree analysis is presented
Keywords :
cellular biophysics; genetics; mechatronics; medical computing; microfluidics; microorganisms; automated system; automatic cell trapping; biological cells; biomechatronics; cell capture; microelectromechanical devices; microtechnology; multiple cell aging; single cell aging; single-cell yeast pedigree analysis; Aging; Automation; Bioinformatics; Biological system modeling; Biomechatronics; Cells (biology); Fungi; Genomics; Humans; Loss measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, 2006. BioRob 2006. The First IEEE/RAS-EMBS International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Pisa
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0040-6
DOI :
10.1109/BIOROB.2006.1639215
