Mechanical characterization of elastic membranes: Cell mechanics applications

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2007, Pages

  Bernal, Roberto ^a   Tassius, Chantal ^a   Melo, Francisco ^a   Ǵminard, Jean Christophe ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; ELASTIC MODULI; INDENTATION; INTERFEROMETRY;

INITIAL TENSION; INTERFEROMETRIC METHODS; LIVING CELL; WRINKLED PATTERN;

CELL MEMBRANES;

EID: 33846986775     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2437672     Document Type: Article

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