Tensile deformation study on biological cells

B. A. Samuel, M. A. Haque

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Abstract

We demonstrate experimental mechanical testing of single live biological cells in-situ under an optical microscope. Tensile loading was the mode of load application and the response of live biological cells were observed in-situ. The experimental set-up is small enough to fit within the stage of a fluorescence microscope. Bovine Aortic Endothelial cells were tested in this study and were found to be able to undergo very large applied strains without loss of cell's mechanical integrity.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2008 Proceedings of ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2008
Pages695-697
Number of pages3
DOIs
StatePublished - 2009
Event2008 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2008 - Boston, MA, United States
Duration: Oct 31 2008Nov 6 2008

Publication series

NameASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings
Volume2

Other

Other2008 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2008
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityBoston, MA
Period10/31/0811/6/08

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Mechanical Engineering

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