The elastic modulus of Matrigel™ as determined by atomic force microscopy

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 167, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 216-219

  Soofi, Shauheen S ^a   Last, Julie A ^a   Liliensiek, Sara J ^a   Nealey, Paul F ^b   Murphy, Christopher J ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy (AFM); Extracellular matrix; Matrigel; Modulus

Indexed keywords

MATRIGEL;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RIGIDITY; SHEAR STRENGTH; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; YOUNG MODULUS;

COLLAGEN; DRUG COMBINATIONS; ELASTICITY; LAMININ; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; PROTEOGLYCANS;

EID: 67650710740     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: 10958657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2009.05.005     Document Type: Article

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