Abstract
A description is presented of the development and use of a force-fiber technique to monitor the contracile and mechanical properties of single heart cells. The technique is implemented with an optical-fiber-based force probe coupled to a piezoelectric actuator. Measurements of cellular force with both deflection and null-balance feedback type systems are described. Potential applications of this technique include characterization of the rheological properties of single cells, measurements of cell adhesion, study of kinetics of crossbridge cycling, and excitation-contraction coupling.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages | 211-212 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| State | Published - Dec 1 1989 |
| Event | Proceedings of the Fifteenth Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference - Boston, MA, USA Duration: Mar 27 1989 → Mar 28 1989 |
Other
| Other | Proceedings of the Fifteenth Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference |
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| City | Boston, MA, USA |
| Period | 3/27/89 → 3/28/89 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Bioengineering