FORCE CALIBRATION OF MICRO PIPETTES FOR SINGLE-CELL PROBING

Erwin Peiner, Lutz Doering, Uwe Brand, Andreas Christ, Gerrit Isenberg, Michael Balke

Abstract

Force calibration of micro pipettes is described used for the application of mechanical stress to isolated ventricular cardiomyocytes which are immobilized on glass substrates. For this purpose two methods have been developed based on a nano-Newton compensation balance at PTB and cantilever-type silicon sensors used as transferable force standards, respectively.

Keywords

micro pipette, force-calibrated single-cell probe, transferable micro force standard

Download

PWC-2006-TC13-009u.pdf

DOI

-

IMEKO TC

TC13 - Measurements in Biology and Medicine

Back to the proceedings