Estimation of Viscoelastic Properties of Cells Using Acoustic Tweezing Cytometry

Conclusions—
The Arg-Gly-Asp-integrin-cytoskeleton system of NIH/3T3 fibroblasts appears to be softer than that of ATDC5 cells. The rigidity of ATDC5 cells was significantly greater than that of NIH/3T3 fibroblasts at the 95% confidence level. This strategy provides a novel way to determine the viscoelastic properties of the live cells.

Source: Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine - November 20, 2016 Category: Radiology Authors: Yang, C., Chen, D., Hong, X. Tags: Original Research Source Type: research