Local measurements of viscoelastic parameters of adherent cell surfaces by magnetic bead microrheometry

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 2038-2049

  Bausch, Andreas R ^a   Ziemann, Florian ^a   Boulbitch, Alexei A ^a   Jacobson, Ken ^b   Sackmann, Erich ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL MEMBRANE; CYTOPLASM; FLOWMETER; MAGNETIC FIELD; MEMBRANE MODEL; VISCOELASTICITY;

EID: 0031660703     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(98)77646-5     Document Type: Article

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