Dr. Steward's Cell Mechanics Lab

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Across
  1. 4. Forces that cells impose on their neighboring cells.
  2. 6. Water-salt, buffer solution used to maintain a constant pH using to clean up cell debris during cell culture techniques
  3. 8. Method we use to study cell-cell interactions.
  4. 9. Cells that form the inner lining of blood vessels.
  5. 10. Microscopy technique used to enhance the contrast of images of transparent and colorless specimens.
  6. 12. Cells that grow attached to a substrate as a monolayer.
  7. 13. Extent to resist deformation in response to an applied force, measured in Pascals.
  8. 14. Biochemical agent that is an enzyme that cleaves long amino acid chains so that we can detach adherent cells from their substrate.
  9. 15. Refers to the shape, structure, form, color, texture, pattern, and size of the cell(s).
Down
  1. 1. Soft elastic substrate that we seed cells on and embed with fluorescent beads to perform our biomechanical assays.
  2. 2. Liquid supplemented with nutrients in which cells can grow in.
  3. 3. Method we use to study cell-substrate interactions.
  4. 5. Complex network of proteins and other macromolecules that adhere cells to tissue structures, collagen I and fibronectin, is an example of this.
  5. 7. Directed movement of cells.
  6. 8. A one cell thick layer.
  7. 11. Forces that cells exert on their substrate.