Title :
Development of cell-grabber by using piezo actuator
Author :
Lee, S.H. ; Cha, H.C. ; Lee, S.W. ; Kim, Y.K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Biomed. Eng, Dankook Univ. Coll. of Med., South Korea
Abstract :
The grabber used for the manipulation of a single cell is developed by employing a piezo actuator as the source of grabbing force. With this system, an experiment to grab the protoplast of cabbage was carried out and showed good performance
Keywords :
biological techniques; cabbage; cell-grabber; grabbing force source; inverted microscope; piezo actuator; protoplast; single cell manipulation; sucking cylinder; Actuators; Biomedical engineering; Cells (biology); Educational institutions; Engine cylinders; Fabrication; Glass; Microscopy; Pistons; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1994. Engineering Advances: New Opportunities for Biomedical Engineers. Proceedings of the 16th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2050-6
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1994.415305
