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Quartz Crystal Microbalance in Cell Biology Studies
| Jun Xi*, Jennifer Y. Chen, Marcela P. Garcia and Lynn S. Penn | |
| Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA | |
| Corresponding Author : | Jun Xi, PhD Department of Chemistry College of Arts and Sciences Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA Tel: 215-895-2648 Fax: 215-895-1265 E-mail: jx35@drexel.edu |
| Received December 06, 2012; Accepted January 11, 2013; Published January 22, 2013 | |
| Citation: Xi J, Chen JY, Garcia MP, Penn LS (2013) Quartz Crystal Microbalance in Cell Biology Studies. J Biochip Tissue chip S5:001. doi:10.4172/2153-0777.S5-001 | |
| Copyright: © 2013 Xi J, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. | |
Abstract
In the past two decades, quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) has evolved from a simple mass sensor to
a powerful bioanalytical tool that is capable of assessing the properties of complex biological materials
including cells. This evolution has led to the emergence of applications of the QCM in cell research that are
potentially relevant to fundamental cell biology, pharmaceutical development, medical diagnosis and prognosis, environmental analysis, etc. This review highlights some of the major advancements of QCM-based cell research and summarizes some of the technical advantages of the QCM that have impacted these advancements.
