Beschreibung:
This thesis describes novel substrate embedded physical sensors that can be used to monitor different types of cell-based assays non-invasively and label-free. The sensors described provide integrative information of the cells under study with an adaptable time resolution (ranging from milliseconds to days). This information about the dynamic cell response to chemical, physical or biological stimuli defines a new paradigm in fundamental biomedical research.
Introduction.- Objectives.- Methods & Instrumentation.- MQCM: Multiple Cytomechanic Sensing.- QCM-ECIS: Combined Viscoelastic and Dielectric Sensing of Cells.- QCM-OCS: Optochemical Sensing of Temperature and pO2 in the Cell Surface Junction.- Summary.- Appendix.