Microrheology

Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 300-307

  MacKintosh, F C ^a   Schmidt, C F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Dept B   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy (AFM); Biopolymers; Cell mechanics; Rheology; Viscoelasticity

Indexed keywords

POLYMER;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CELL; FLOW KINETICS; REVIEW; TECHNIQUE; VISCOELASTICITY;

EID: 0033456181     PISSN: 13590294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-0294(99)90010-9     Document Type: Review

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