What is it about?
We established a vision-based force measurement system with micropillars subject to deflection when C. elegans crawls inside the array of pillars.
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Why is it important?
For the first time, this force sensor dynamically monitor worm's motion (force magnitude, and direction) under different locomotion patterns.
Perspectives
We believe this platform acts as an effective tool for model animal's phenotyping and deep investigation into the underlying neural mechanism.
Professor Wenhui Wang
Tsinghua University
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This page is a summary of: A micropillar-based on-chip system for continuous force measurement ofC. elegans, Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, July 2012, Institute of Physics Publishing,
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/22/9/095009.
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