How to Tickle a Cell
“Mechano-biology describes the phenomenon that biological systems are sensitive and responsive to their mechanical environments. This research is aimed at probing this behaviour by using piezoelectric polymer materials that are manufactured into nano-structures and integrated into devices. It is hoped this work will lead to developments towards a ‘lab-on-a-chip’ in the field of mechano-biology. ”
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Tin Tran's Statement
Creating art is like a therapy that I treat myself with in order to cope with my surroundings. Sometimes, I would like to consider what I do as simply trying to read out hidden patterns. The NanoVignettes had offered me an opportunity to do just that: to understand and to interpret research in nanoscience in the way that I see it. This was both a challenge and a joy to me. I chose animation as a response to this project, as I wanted to reinvent the pure impression that I had with the research when Mike first described it to me. The animation is how I perceived his research; it was also our attempt to promote understanding of the process within one or two viewings .
