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Control of Cell Adhesion using Hydrogel Patterning Techniques for Applications in Traction Force Microscopy
JoVE 杂志
生物工程
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JoVE 杂志 生物工程
Control of Cell Adhesion using Hydrogel Patterning Techniques for Applications in Traction Force Microscopy

Control of Cell Adhesion using Hydrogel Patterning Techniques for Applications in Traction Force Microscopy

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12:26 min

January 29, 2022

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Chapters

  • 00:04Introduction
  • 01:22Preparation of Methacrylated Coverslips
  • 02:39Micropatterning of Extracellular Matrix Proteins on Glass Coverslips
  • 05:31Fabrication of Patterned Polyacrylamide Hydrogels
  • 09:15Local Release of Cell Traction Forces by UV-A Laser Illumination
  • 10:26Image Processing, Particle Image Velocity and Calculation of Traction Forces
  • 10:55Results
  • 11:56Conclusion

Summary

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Near-UV lithography and traction force microscopy are combined to measure cellular forces on micropatterned hydrogels. The targeted light-induced release of single cells enables a high number of measurements on the same sample.

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