Instrumentation for the Center for Cellular Mechanics.
Abstract
An integrated workstation for studying cellular mechanics has been installed for the purpose of educating students and conducting research on how information is mechanically processed in living cells. The integrated workstation consists of manipulator tools that can be used to probe living cells with mechanical force while they are in the view of a microscope. The instrumentation is expected to enhance ONR funded research on cell-based biosensors by helping to establish a scientific basis for observations that have been made of pronounced toxicological perturbations of the mechanical transport of information in cells. The instrumentation will also serve as a focal point for improving the capabilities of scientists and engineers at Oregon State University to conduct defense-oriented microdevice research that is inspired by the very small machinery of living cells.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1999
- Accession Number
- ADA364055
Entities
People
- Philip N. Mcfadden
Organizations
- Oregon State University