Micro-mechanical sensing platform for the characterization of the elastic properties of the ovum via uniaxial measurement

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 67-72

  Murayama, Yoshinobu ^a   Constantinou, Christos E ^b   Omata, Sadao ^a  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Micro Tactile Sensor; Young's modulus; Zona pellucida

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; ELASTIC MODULI; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; STIFFNESS; TISSUE;

MICRO-MECHANICAL SENSING;

BIOMECHANICS;

GELATIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIOSENSOR; CALIBRATION; CATTLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; MICROMANIPULATOR; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PIEZOELECTRICITY; PIPETTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; SUCTION; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

EID: 0346996699     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9290(03)00242-2     Document Type: Article

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