Development and testing of nano robot end effector for cell electrophysiology and elastography studies

Electrophysiology and elastrography provide significant information in biological and biomedical studies. Conventional atomic force microscopes (AFMs) have been used for the mechanical characterization of living cells, but they lack the capability to measure the electrical properties of biological c...

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Published in2011 11th IEEE International Conference on Nanotechnology pp. 1066 - 1069
Main Authors Lai, King Wai Chiu, Gaitas, A., Ning Xi, Ruiguo Yang, Fung, C. K. M.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.08.2011
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Atomic force microscopy
elastography
electrophysiology
End effectors
Force
Nanobioscience
single cell analysis
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Summary:Electrophysiology and elastrography provide significant information in biological and biomedical studies. Conventional atomic force microscopes (AFMs) have been used for the mechanical characterization of living cells, but they lack the capability to measure the electrical properties of biological cells and tissues. In this work, a novel nano robot end effector has been developed to perform multidimensional measurement of cells. The end effector is designed for characterization of soft materials and it includes an embedded metal electrode for membrane potential measurement of cells.
ISBN:9781457715143
1457715147
ISSN:1944-9399
1944-9380
DOI:10.1109/NANO.2011.6144645