Micropipet-based pico force transducer: In depth analysis and experimental verification

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 2080-2088

  Simson, D A ^a   Ziemann, F ^a   Striai, M ^a   Merkel, R ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; ERYTHROCYTE; FORCE TRANSDUCER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMAGE PROCESSING; MICROMANIPULATION; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; RIGIDITY;

EID: 0031943209     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(98)77915-9     Document Type: Article

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