MEMS Based Systems for Cell Motility
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2019) | Viewed by 213
Special Issue Editor
Interests: biomechanics; dynamic loading; modelling of cell motility; gait analysis
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Fundamental questions about cell behavior in normal and pathological states can be addressed via understanding how cells sense externally applied forces and the ways these forces are responsible for biochemical reactions inside the cell. Cell behavior is also highly sensitive to the mechanical properties of the substrates on which the cells are grown. Cell differentiation, locomotion and growth and development are all influenced by the mechanical properties of the microenvironment. The measurement of these forces can be implemented via MEMS-based sensors due to their size and force resolution comparable with the cell size and stiffness.
This Special Issue will present the state of art of MEMS-based systems for cell motility studies.
Prof. Dr. Arkady Voloshin
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- MEMS
- cell
- mechanotransduction
- motility
