Measuring the Footprint of Cells (1/2) (IMAGE)

Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft

Measuring the Footprint of Cells (1/2)

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The sensor is covered with 250,000 tiny plastic columns only five microns in diameter. When a cell creeps across the tips of the columns, it presses each column very slightly sideways.

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Fraunhofer IFAM

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