Non-Hertzian approach to analyzing mechanical properties of endothelial cells probed by atomic force microscopy

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 128, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 176-184

  Costa, Kevin D ^a   Sim, Alan J ^a   Yin, Frank C P ^b  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Actin cytoskeleton; Cell mechanics; Stress fibers

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CYTOLOGY; ELASTIC MODULI; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; PROTEINS;

ACTIN CYTOSKELETON; CELL MECHANICS; STRESS FIBERS;

CELLS;

CYTOCHALASIN B; F ACTIN;

AORTA; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CELL INTERACTION; CELL ISOLATION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CYTOPLASM; CYTOSKELETON; ELASTICITY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FIBROBLAST; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MATERIALS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MECHANICAL PROBE; SCINTISCANNING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STRESS FIBER; YOUNG MODULUS;

ALGORITHMS; CELLS, CULTURED; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; HARDNESS TESTS; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 33646003570     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2165690     Document Type: Article

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