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Vladimir Parpura | Zendy; P. G. Haydon | Zendy; Donald S. Sakaguchi | Zendy; Eric Henderson | Zendy

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Atomic force microscopy and manipulation of living glial cells

Author(s) -

Vladimir Parpura,

P. G. Haydon,

Donald S. Sakaguchi,

Eric Henderson

Publication year - 1993

Publication title -

journal of vacuum science and technology a vacuum surfaces and films

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.583

H-Index - 112

eISSN - 1520-8559

pISSN - 0734-2101

DOI - 10.1116/1.578346

Subject(s) - atomic force microscopy , adhesion , substrate (aquarium) , microscopy , living cell , nanotechnology , materials science , high resolution , biophysics , chemistry , optics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , physics , composite material , ecology , remote sensing , geology

The atomic force microscope (AFM) is capable of imaging surfaces at very high resolution. The AFM has been used to image living glial cells in culture. Typical images reveal the three‐dimensional shape of the cell and often internal cellular structures are visible. In this report, it is shown that by increasing the imaging force, cells can be removed from the surface on which they are grown. Although the forces involved in this process are complex, it is possible to compare relative adhesion of different types of living cells to a particular substrate.

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