| Literature DB >> 23423854 |
Edward Kang1, Jihee Ryoo, Gi Seok Jeong, Yoon Young Choi, Seung Min Jeong, Jongil Ju, Seok Chung, Shuichi Takayama, Sang-Hoon Lee.
Abstract
The creation and characterization of large-area ultrathin highly pliable free-standing PDMS membranes and their application to the study of cellular epithelia is described. The ultra-thin membranes permitted the straight forward calculation of cell monolayer moduli, derived from measured stress-strain curves. These measurements allowed the unprecedented detection of cellular-level injury in the epithelia caused by the rupture of cell-cell tight junctions in response to stretching.Entities:
Year: 2013 PMID: 23423854 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201204619
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Adv Mater ISSN: 0935-9648 Impact factor: 30.849