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Use of micropatterned soft substrate for measuring of cell traction forces

US9250241B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES · FR

Inventors

Manuel Thery · Grenoble, FR
Qingzong Tseng · New Taipei, TW

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 6, 2012
Grant date	Feb 2, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 6, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01N33/5026
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention relates to devices and methods for the measurement of cell traction forces. In particular, the invention is based on the use of a soft substrate with cell adhesive micropatterns.

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