3-DIMENSIONAL CELL MANIPULATOR BY MEANS OF OPTICAL TRAPPING FOR THE SPECIFICATION OF CELL-TO-CELL ADHESION

Authors
TASHIRO H UCHIDA M SATOMAEDA M
Citation
H. Tashiro et al., 3-DIMENSIONAL CELL MANIPULATOR BY MEANS OF OPTICAL TRAPPING FOR THE SPECIFICATION OF CELL-TO-CELL ADHESION, Optical engineering, 32(11), 1993, pp. 2812-2817
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
Optical engineering → ACNP
ISSN journal
00913286
Volume
32
Issue
11
Year of publication
1993
Pages
2812 - 2817
Database
ISI
SICI code
0091-3286(1993)32:11<2812:3CMBMO>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
A cell manipulator capable of (1) trapping single living cells, (2) ma king a direct binary contact from a chosen direction, and (3) judging the formation of cell-to-cell adhesion is produced by means of optical trapping in combination with a fixed micropipette. The specificity of the cell adhesive capability is tested with isolated hydra cells, dem onstrating a clear difference in adhesive properties between ectoderma l and endodermal epithelial cells.