Abstract
Although previous studies of the adhesion properties of single living cells have been conducted a full understanding has still not been attained. In this article a MEMS sensor has been employed to study, quantitatively and qualitatively, the adhesion properties of a single living bovine endothelial cell. The strength of a single focal adhesion site to an extracellular matrix coated substrate is found to be 37 nN. Focal adhesion sites have been observed, insitu, to be spaced on the order of 1 μm intervals. A model is also proposed to describe the mechanism of detachment of a single living cell from a substrate.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 1st Annual International IEEE-EMBS Special Topic Conference on Microtechnologies in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings |
| Editors | Andre Dittmar, David Beebe |
| Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. |
| Pages | 76-79 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 0780366034, 9780780366039 |
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| State | Published - 2000 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 1st Annual International IEEE-EMBS Special Topic Conference on Microtechnologies in Medicine and Biology, MMB 2000 - Lyon, France Duration: 12 Oct 2000 → 14 Oct 2000 |
Publication series
| Name | 1st Annual International IEEE-EMBS Special Topic Conference on Microtechnologies in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings |
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Conference
| Conference | 1st Annual International IEEE-EMBS Special Topic Conference on Microtechnologies in Medicine and Biology, MMB 2000 |
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| Country/Territory | France |
| City | Lyon |
| Period | 12/10/00 → 14/10/00 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2000 IEEE.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Engineering
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