Cell mechanical properties, eg elastic and shear modulus, play vital roles in cell activities
and functions, such as cell growth, cell division, cell motion, and cell adhesion …

The utilizations of microfluidic chips for single RBC (red blood cell) studies have attracted
great interests in recent years to filter, trap, analyze, and release single erythrocytes for …

Human red blood cells (RBCs) are approximately 8 μm in diameter, but must repeatedly
deform through capillaries as small as 2 μm in order to deliver oxygen to all parts of the …

Electromanipulation and electrical characterization of cancerous cells is becoming a topic of
high interest as the results reported to date demonstrate a good differentiation among …

Cell deformability plays an important role in cellular processes and functions, including cell
growth and differentiation, as well as cell transfer and cell cycle. Measuring deformability at …

Fatigue arising from cyclic straining is a key factor in the degradation of properties of
engineered materials and structures. Fatigue can also induce damage and fracture in …

Actin networks polymerize and depolymerize to construct highly organized structures,
thereby endowing the mechanical phenotypes found in a cell. It is generally believed that …

Red blood cells (RBCs) are subjected to recurrent changes in shear stress and oxygen
tension during blood circulation. The cyclic shear stress has been identified as an important …

Dielectrophoresis is a robust approach for manipulating bioparticles in microfluidic devices.
In recent years, many groups have developed dielectrophoresis-based microfluidic systems …

Accurate analysis of the mechanical, electrical, and optical properties of single cells can
provide useful information on their physiological and pathological states. Microfluidics has …