Anti-roll Plate

An anti-roll plate is a microtome accessory used to keep thin tissue sections flat as they are cut from a paraffin-embedded specimen. Positioned directly above the cutting edge, the plate supports each section as it emerges, limiting curling, folding, and compression caused by the section’s thinness and the mechanical forces of cutting. By producing smoother, more intact ribbons, an anti-roll plate improves the transfer of sections to microscope slides and helps preserve tissue architecture. This simple device is therefore important in histology, where consistent section quality supports staining, microscopic examination, and reliable interpretation of biological structures.

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JoVE Journal - Bioengineering

Systematic Analysis of In Vitro Cell Rolling Using a Multi-well Plate Microfluidic System

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2013

This study used a multi-well plate microfluidic system, significantly increasing throughput of cell rolling studies under physiologically relevant shear flow. Given the importance of cell rolling in the multi-step cell homing cascade and the importance of cell homing following systemic delivery of exogenous populations of cells in patients, this system offers potential as a screening platform to improve cell-based therapy.

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JoVE Core - Physics

Rolling Without Slipping

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2023

People have observed the rolling motion without slipping ever since the invention of the wheel. For example, one can look at the interaction between a car's tires and the surface of the road. If the driver presses the accelerator to the floor so that the tires spin without the car moving forward, there must be kinetic friction between the wheels and the road's surface. If the driver slowly presses the accelerator, causing the car to move forward, the tires roll without slipping. It is essential...

Rolling With Slipping

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2025

Rolling with slipping is a physical phenomenon that occurs when a rolling object experiences both rotational and linear motion but also experiences frictional forces that cause slipping. This phenomenon can occur in various situations, such as when a tire rolls on a wet road or a ball rolls on a rough surface. An object's rolling motion is characterized by its rotation around its axis, while linear motion refers to the object's translational motion along a surface. Frictional forces can affect...

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JoVE Journal - Biology
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Analysis of Physiologic E-Selectin-Mediated Leukocyte Rolling on Microvascular Endothelium

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Cited by 32 •

2009

This report provides a visual depiction of parallel-plate flow chamber analysis for studying leukocyte endothelial interactions under physiologic shear stress. This method is particularly useful for investigating the role of endothelial (E)-selectin and leukocyte E-selectin ligands that trigger leukocyte rolling on endothelial cell surfaces.

Rolling Resistance

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2023

When a solid cylinder rolls steadily on a rigid surface, the normal force applied by the surface on the cylinder is perpendicular to the tangent at the contact point. However, since no materials are entirely rigid, the surface's reaction to the cylinder involves a range of normal pressures. For instance, imagine a hard cylinder rolling on a comparatively soft surface. The cylinder's weight compresses the surface beneath it. As the cylinder moves, the material in front of it slows down due to...

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