Stress relaxation measurement of fibroblast cells with atomic force microscopy

Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 1: Regular Papers and Short Notes and Review Papers

Volumn 46, Issue 8 B, 2007, Pages 5552-5555

  Okajima, Takaharu ^a   Tanaka, Masara ^b   Tsukiyama, Shusaku ^a   Kadowaki, Tsubasa ^a   Yamamoto, Sadaaki ^a   Shimomura, Masatsugu ^b   Tokumoto, Hiroshi ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscope; Colloidal probe; Living cells; Stress relaxation; Viscoelastic properties

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; RELAXATION PROCESSES; SILICA; STRESS RELAXATION; VISCOELASTICITY;

COLLOIDAL PROBE; EXPONENTIAL FUNCTION; LOADING FORCE;

FIBROBLASTS;

EID: 34548239212     PISSN: 00214922     EISSN: 13474065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1143/JJAP.46.5552     Document Type: Article

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