Experimental validation of atomic force microscopy-based cell elasticity measurements

Nanotechnology

Volumn 22, Issue 34, 2011, Pages

  Harris, Andrew R ^a   Charras, G T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFM; ATOMIC FORCE; CELL ELASTICITY; CONTACT AREAS; CONTACT MECHANICS; ELASTICITY MEASUREMENT; EPITHELIAL CELLS; EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATIONS; INDENTATION DEPTH; LIVING CELL; MICROPIPETTE ASPIRATION; MICRORHEOLOGY; TIP GEOMETRY;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; GEOMETRY; SPHERES;

ELASTICITY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CELL LINE; CYTOLOGY; DOG; ELASTICITY; EPITHELIUM CELL; EVALUATION; METHODOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; DOGS; ELASTICITY; EPITHELIAL CELLS; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 79961036658     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/22/34/345102     Document Type: Article

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