Mechanical Stimulation of Stem Cells Using Cyclic Uniaxial Strain
Title:
Mechanical Stimulation of Stem Cells Using Cyclic Uniaxial Strain
Author:
Kurpinski, Kyle
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Publication Information:
Cambridge, MA MyJoVE Corp 2016
Physical Description:
online resource (1512 seconds)
Series:
Biology
General Note:
Title from resource description page
Abstract:
It is widely understood that mechanical forces in the body can influence cell differentiation and proliferation. Here we present a video protocol demonstrating the use of a custom-built bioreactor for delivering uniaxial cyclic tensile strain to stem cells cultured on flexible micropatterned substrates.
Reading Level:
For undergraduate, graduate, and professional students
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Electronic Access:
https://www.jove.com/t/242