Title :
Synthetic micro/nanoengineered tools to study mechanobiology and its regulatory role for human pluripotent stem cells
Author :
Jianping Fu ; Yubing Sun ; Koh Meng Aw Yong
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng., Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Abstract :
In this talk, I will discuss our recent effort using synthetic micro/nanoengineered tools to study mechano-sensitive and -responsive behaviors of human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) and the underlying molecular and cellular mechanisms.
Keywords :
bioMEMS; cellular transport; mechanoception; molecular biophysics; nanobiotechnology; cellular mechanisms; hPSC; human pluripotent stem cells; mechano-responsive behaviors; mechano-sensitive behaviors; mechanobiology; molecular mechanisms; regulatory role; synthetic micro/nanoengineered tools; Adhesives; Electronic countermeasures; Force; Geometry; Stem cells; Substrates; Sun;
Conference_Titel :
Nanotechnology (IEEE-NANO), 2013 13th IEEE Conference on
Conference_Location :
Beijing
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0675-8
DOI :
10.1109/NANO.2013.6721048
