Micro and Nano-Scale Technologies for Cell Mechanics:

Nanobiomedicine

MustafaUnal¹ 

关键词: Microfabrication;    Nanofabrication;    Biophysics;    Single Cell Analysis;    Mechanical Manipulation;    Microfluidics;   

DOI  :  10.5772/59379

学科分类：生物科学（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

Cell mechanics is a multidisciplinary field that bridges cell biology, fundamental mechanics, and micro and nanotechnology, which synergize to help us better understand the intricacies and the complex nature of cells in their native environment. With recent advances in nanotechnology, microfabrication methods and micro-electro-mechanical-systems (MEMS), we are now well situated to tap into the complex micro world of cells. The field that brings biology and MEMS together is known as Biological MEMS (BioMEMS). BioMEMS take advantage of systematic design and fabrication methods to create platforms that allow us to study cells like never before. These new technologies have been rapidly advancing the study of cell mechanics. This review article provides a succinct overview of cell mechanics and comprehensively surveys micro and nano-scale technologies that have been specifically developed for and are relevant to the mechanics of cells.

【 授权许可】

CC BY