Mechanotransduction of cells under physical constraints

• Main Author: Low, Agnes Fang Ting.
• Other Authors: Chan Vincent
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Chemical engineering::Biotechnology
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/16448
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

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...