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.
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