The stiffness of a biomembrane force probe vesicle

Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids

Volumn 14, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 148-160

  Freund, L B ^a  

^a Brown University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioadhesion; Force probe; Membrane; Vesicle

Indexed keywords

KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

APPLIED FORCES; BIOADHESION; BIOMEMBRANE; CHANNEL RADIUSES; EXPERIMENTAL APPARATUSES; FORCE PROBE; INITIAL STIFFNESSES; INTERNAL VOLUMES; KEY ELEMENTS; MEMBRANE SURFACES; MOLECULAR BONDS; PIPETTE TIPS; VESICLE;

STIFFNESS;

EID: 58149116532     PISSN: 10812865     EISSN: 17413028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1081286508092608     Document Type: Article

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