Shear field mapping in actin networks by using magnetic tweezers

European Biophysics Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 348-353

  Schmidt, Frank G ^a   Ziemann, Florian ^a   Sackmann, Erich ^a,b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

actin networks; Biogels; cytoskeleton viscoelasticity; magnetic tweezers; microrheology of polymer networks

Indexed keywords

ACTIN;

ARTICLE; CYTOSKELETON; MACROMOLECULE; MAGNETISM; PROTEIN CROSS LINKING; SHEAR RATE; VISCOELASTICITY;

EID: 0029785101     PISSN: 01757571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00180376     Document Type: Article

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