Mechanotransduction of cells under physical constraints
In this report, a direct quantitative way to measure the mechanotransduction of cells under physical constraints was discussed. This was accomplished by both microcontact printing and cell traction force microscopy study. A flexible polyacrylamide (PAL) gel embedded with fluorescent microbeads wa...
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| author | Low, Agnes Fang Ting. |
| author2 | Chan Vincent |
| author_facet | Chan Vincent Low, Agnes Fang Ting. |
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| description | In this report, a direct quantitative way to measure the mechanotransduction of cells under
physical constraints was discussed. This was accomplished by both microcontact printing and
cell traction force microscopy study. A flexible polyacrylamide (PAL) gel embedded with
fluorescent microbeads was polymerized on an activated glass surface. Adhesive islands were
created on the surface of the gel or directly on activated glass surfaces by microcontact printing.
Rat aorta cells were cultured on these islands. The cells spread to take on the shape and size of
the islands. Cell traction force was then quantified by mapping displacement fields of the
fluorescent microbeads within the micron-sized adhesive islands of defined shape and size. The
results drew the relationship between cell traction force and various cell shapes. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/164482023-03-03T15:31:47Z Mechanotransduction of cells under physical constraints Low, Agnes Fang Ting. Chan Vincent School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering DRNTU::Engineering::Chemical engineering::Biotechnology In this report, a direct quantitative way to measure the mechanotransduction of cells under physical constraints was discussed. This was accomplished by both microcontact printing and cell traction force microscopy study. A flexible polyacrylamide (PAL) gel embedded with fluorescent microbeads was polymerized on an activated glass surface. Adhesive islands were created on the surface of the gel or directly on activated glass surfaces by microcontact printing. Rat aorta cells were cultured on these islands. The cells spread to take on the shape and size of the islands. Cell traction force was then quantified by mapping displacement fields of the fluorescent microbeads within the micron-sized adhesive islands of defined shape and size. The results drew the relationship between cell traction force and various cell shapes. Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering) 2009-05-26T06:13:50Z 2009-05-26T06:13:50Z 2009 2009 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/16448 en Nanyang Technological University 42 p. application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | DRNTU::Engineering::Chemical engineering::Biotechnology Low, Agnes Fang Ting. Mechanotransduction of cells under physical constraints |
| title | Mechanotransduction of cells under physical constraints |
| title_full | Mechanotransduction of cells under physical constraints |
| title_fullStr | Mechanotransduction of cells under physical constraints |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mechanotransduction of cells under physical constraints |
| title_short | Mechanotransduction of cells under physical constraints |
| title_sort | mechanotransduction of cells under physical constraints |
| topic | DRNTU::Engineering::Chemical engineering::Biotechnology |
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