Local rheology of human neutrophils investigated using atomic force microscopy

International Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 102-111

  Lee, Yong J ^a   Patel, Dipika ^b   Park, Soyeun ^b  

^a Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy; Micro rheology; Na no indentation; Neutrophils; Viscoelasticity; Young's modulus

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952457345     PISSN: 14492288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.7.102     Document Type: Article

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