Atomic force microscopy: Influence of air drying and fixation on the morphology and viscoelasticity of cultured cells

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 189, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 172-180

  Weyn, B ^a   Kalle, W ^b,c   Kumar Singh, S ^a   Van Marck, E ^a   Tanke, H ^b   Jacob, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

AFM; Atomic force microscopy; Fixation; Malignant mesothelioma; Microscopy; Neoplasm; Viscoelasticity

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CELLS; CYTOLOGY; DATA ACQUISITION; HYDRATION; INDENTATION; TUMORS; VISCOELASTICITY;

AFM; AIR DRYING; ATOMIC-FORCE-MICROSCOPY; CELL-BE; CELL/B.E; CELL/BE; FIXATION; MALIGNANT MESOTHELIOMA; NEOPLASM; WHOLE CELL;

MORPHOLOGY;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALIGNANT MESOTHELIOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE FIXATION; VISCOELASTICITY;

EID: 0031935273     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.1998.00299.x     Document Type: Article

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