A novel device for controlling D. discoideum movement with an electric field

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Title:	A novel device for controlling D. discoideum movement with an electric field
Author:	Skandarajah, Arunan Henson, Devin
Abstract:	Cells have been shown to respond to electric fields, moving in a process known as electrotaxis. This process has significant implications in human physiology, but devices that allow scientists to study electrotaxis are inadequate. The poster demonstrates the construction a device utilizing microfluidics to address current problems and serve as an easily adaptable platform for diverse future experiments. Dictyostelium discoideum is a useful model for human cells and is used to test the new technology.
Subject:	Vanderbilt Undergraduate Summer Research Program Electrotaxis D. discoideum Electric field Device Movement of cells
LCSH Subject:	Dictyostelium discoideum -- Posters Electric fields -- Posters
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/1803/1266
Date:	2008-09-12