LIVING CELL FORCE SENSORS AND METHODS OF USING SAME

摘要

Disclosed herein are materials and methods for the efficient and universal fabrication of microcantilevers terminated with living cells. Methods disclosed describe the passive attachment of cells to microcantilevers that represent cells in suspension comprising living cells attached thereto via association with a hydrophobic layer. Also, disclosed are efficient methods for seeding single and multiple cells to cantilevers that represent isolated adherent cells and tissue constructs of tunable confluency.