
Micro and Nano Systems for Biophysical Studies of Cells and Small Organisms
Description
Key Features
- Comprehensive coverage of micro and nano-system technology and application to biophysical studies of cells and small organisms.
- Highlights the most recent advances in cellular and organismal biophysics enabled by micro and nano systems.
- Insightful outlook on future directions and trends in each chapter covering a sub-area of the book topic.
Readership
Researchers and graduate students in disciplines of biomedical engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, biological, physics and biology, who are interested in learning the state-of-the-art technologies on micro and nano systems for studying biophysics of biological cells and small organisms. University instructors of graduate level courses in disciplines of biological and biomedical engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and physics. Industrial practitioners (job role: R&D scientist, engineer, and manager) in sectors such as microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), nanotechnology, biotechnology, and medical devices.
Table of Contents
1. Micro systems for probing cellular forces and cellular mechanical properties
2. Force-sensing micropillar arrays for cell mechanics and mechanobiology
3. Vertical nanostructures for probing live cells
4. Probing tissue mechanics at the cellular length-scale in cancer microenvironments
5. Advanced microfluidic devices for cell electroporation and manipulation
6. High-throughput three-dimensional cellular platforms for screening biophysical microenvironmental signals
7. Acoustofluidic technology for cell biophysics
8. Microfluidic devices for neutrophil migration studies
9. Field-controlled micro-nano manipulations and micro-nano robots
10. Robotic optical tweezers for cell biophysics
11. Robotic and microfluidic systems for single cell injection
12. Biophysical phenotyping of C. elegans in a microfluidic chip for high-throughput drug screening
13. Microfluidic devices for imaging and manipulation of C. elegans
14. Micro systems for the study of behavioral responses of C. elegans
to various physical and chemical stimuli
15. Microfluidic devices to study the effect of electric fields on C. elegans and Danio rerio
16. Force-controlled robotic systems for mechanical stimulation of Drosophila larvae
Product details
- No. of pages: 404
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Academic Press 2021
- Published: August 14, 2021
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128239902
- eBook ISBN: 9780128242438
About the Editors
Xinyu Liu
Affiliations and Expertise
Yu Sun
Affiliations and Expertise
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