> Automatisation for high throughput image acquisition. > Systems Biology: cell cycle regulatory network of S. meliloti. Outlook > Monitoring the dynamics of proteins implicated in the control of the bacterial cell cycle in individual cells is possible in PDMS chips in face of typical length scales of only 0.5 to 3 microns. > High cell viability visible in the observed division time of about 20...

The plasma membrane of a eukaryotic cell is impermeable to most hydrophilic substances, yet the insertion of these materials into cells is an extremely important and universal requirement for the cell biologist. To address this need, many transfection techniques have been developed including viral, lipoplex, polyplex, capillary microinjection, gene gun and electroporation. The current discussio...

Over the last century a number of techniques have been developed which allow the measurement of the dielectric properties of biological particles in fluid suspension. The majority of these techniques are limited by the fact that they only provide an average value for the dielectric properties of a collection of particles. More recently, with the advent of microfabrication techniques and the Lab...