Deformation of the cell nucleus under indentation: Mechanics and mechanisms

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 2126-2135

  Vaziri, A ^a   Lee, H ^b   Kaazempur Mofrad, M R ^c  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

^c University of California at Berkeley   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DEFORMATION; INDENTATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRESSES;

CELL NUCLEUS; FORCE-INDUCED NUCLEAR DEFORMATION; STRESS TRANSITION; SYSTEMATIC ANALYSIS;

CELLS;

EID: 33749139567     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2006.0262     Document Type: Article

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