Abstract
<p> Cellular mechanobiology is highly important for tissue development and disease formation. However, lack of proper tools limit investigation of the cellular responses to different mechanical cues. High frequency (HF) vibration has already been applied in different cellular applications, but the knowledge of the stimulation effect on cells is limited. To meet this challenge, we designed a HF vibration stimulator for combined mechanical manipulation of live cells and high-resolution light-microscopy. Our system utilizes a commercial miniaturized speaker to vibrate a 3D printed sample vehicle horizontally. Technical tests demonstrated excellent performance at lower frequencies (30–60 Hz), enabling even high magnitude (HMHF, G<sub>peak</sub> ≥ 1 G<sub>peak</sub> ) method. Real-time acceleration measurement and light-microscopy both revealed accurately and precisely produced low magnitude (LMHF, G<sub>peak</sub> < 1 G<sub>peak</sub> ) vibrations. With our system, we could observe cellular responses to the LMHF (0.2 G<sub>peak</sub> , 30 Hz) vibration. In this paper, we introduce an inexpensive stimulation platform for the mechanobiology research of different cell applications. </p>
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | CMBEBIH 2019 - Proceedings of the International Conference on Medical and Biological Engineering |
Editors | Almir Badnjevic, Lejla Gurbeta Pokvić, Ranko Škrbić |
Publisher | Springer Verlag |
Pages | 21-27 |
Number of pages | 7 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-3-030-17970-0 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2019 |
Publication type | A4 Article in conference proceedings |
Event | International Conference on Medical and Biological Engineering in Bosnia and Herzegovina - Duration: 1 Jan 2019 → … |
Publication series
Name | IFMBE Proceedings |
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Volume | 73 |
ISSN (Print) | 1680-0737 |
Conference
Conference | International Conference on Medical and Biological Engineering in Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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Period | 1/01/19 → … |
Keywords
- High frequency vibration
- Live cell imaging
- Mechanotransduction
Publication forum classification
- Publication forum level 1
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