DocumentCode
2390212
Title
Electro-mechanical manipulation of mammalian cells in suspension
Author
MacQueen, L.A. ; Thibault, M. ; Buschmann, M.D. ; Wertheimer, M.R.
Author_Institution
Ecole Polytech. de Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada
fYear
2011
fDate
28-31 Aug. 2011
Firstpage
85
Lastpage
86
Abstract
Mechanical testing of diverse mammalian cell-lines was achieved in suspension, using electrical forces generated by planar microfabricated electrodes. Cell-deformability depended on cortical actin thickness.
Keywords
bioelectric phenomena; biomechanics; biomedical electrodes; cellular biophysics; suspensions; cell deformability; cortical actin thickness; electromechanical manipulation; mammalian cells; mechanical testing; planar microfabricated electrodes; suspension; Biology; Suspensions;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Electrets (ISE), 2011 14th International Symposium on
Conference_Location
Montpellier
ISSN
2153-3253
Print_ISBN
978-1-4577-1023-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ISE.2011.6084994
Filename
6084994
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