Effect of tip geometry of atomic force microscope on mechanical responses of bovine articular cartilage and agarose gel

International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 129-136

  Park, Seonghun ^a   Duong, Cong Truyen ^a   Lee, Jae Hoon ^a   Lee, Sang Soo ^b   Son, Kwon ^a  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^b Hallym University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

AFM tip geometry; Agarose gel; Articular cartilage; Atomic force microscope (AFM); Microscale indentation; Young's modulus

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952944091     PISSN: 12298557     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12541-010-0016-1     Document Type: Article

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